Political Reforms
The reform allowed voters to propose laws
What is:
Initiative
Journalists who exposed problems in society
What are:
Muckrakers
The amendment that created the Federal Income Tax
What is:
The 16th.
The law used to break up monopolies
Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Movement to ban alcohol
What is the Temperance movement
Known as the "Trust Buster"
Who is Teddy Roosevelt
A dispute between high-level officials in the government over whether to allow private interests to control water rights or have it maintained by the Federal Government.
What is:
The Pinchot-Ballinger affair
This reform allows voters to remove a politician from office
What is:
Recall
Author of "The Jungle"
Who is:
Upton Sinclair
The amendment that allowed the direct election of Senators
What is the 17th
Government action to control businesses
What is:
Regulation
The movement for women's right to vote
What is:
Sufferage
Controlled and continued trust-busting after Roosevelt
Who is:
William Howard Taft
Naturalist and friend of President Roosevelt, who had a significant impact on the development of the National Park System
Who was John Muir
This reform allows voters to vote on laws
What is:
Referendum
What was the main goal of muckrakers?
What is:
Expose problems and push reforms
This amendment granted women the right to vote
What is:
The 19th.
Rosevelts program to ensure "fairness."
What is:
Square Deal
What did settlement houses provide?
What is:
Services for the poor and immigrants
The president who supported the "New Freedom."
Who was:
Woodrow Wilson
This Third Party was formed by Roosevelt after a falling out with his successor, William Howard Taft. It led to a splitting of the Republican vote in the 1912 Presidential election
What is the Bullmoose party
How did "initiative, referendum, and recall" change democracy
They increased citizen participation
Why were muckrakers important to reform movements?
What is:
They raised awareness and pressured for government action
Why were the progressive era amendments significant?
What is:
They expanded democracy and governmental power
Why did the government regulate big business?
What is:
To protect consumers and ensure fair competition.
How did reforms improve urban life
What is:
Better conditions, services, and protections for the public
How did President Roosevelt expand Presidential power?
What is:
Increased federal involvement in the economy.
This canal was first attempted by the French, who failed to complete it.
What is the Panama canal
Explain how progressive reforms limited political corruption
What is:
Reduced political machine power and increased voter control
Evaluate the impact of investigative journalism
Led to laws and reforms by informing the public
Compare the 16th and 17th amendments
What is:
The 16th increased governmental power
The 17th increased citizen control over democracy by direct elections of senators
Analyze the effects of breaking up monopolies
What is:
More competition, but possible economic disruption
This act was prompted by President Roosevelt after reading an excerpt of Sinclair's "The Jungle" while eating his breakfast sausage
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Compare Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson's reform approaches
What is:
All supported reforms but differed in approaches
President Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a peace between which two warring countries in 1905?
What are Russia and Japan