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The Pendleton Act helped reform
The federal civil service system
Tariff rates
Labor union elections
Immigration quotas
The Populist Party demanded reforms like
Factory ownership for women
Abolition of paper currency
An end to the gold standard
Free coinage of silver and railroad regulation
The Granger movement helped farmers by
Fighting unfair railroad rates
Reducing voting requirements
Eliminating the income tax
Encouraging westward migration
Muckrakers were
Politicians who favored trusts
Writers who exposed corruption and injustice
Bankers who funded reforms
Businessmen who ran monopolies
Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle led to
Passage of food safety regulations
Railroad antitrust laws
Growth of meat exports
A drop in food prices
Jacob Riis’s work highlighted
Failures of the Reconstruction Amendments
Racial injustice in the South
Poor conditions in city tenements
Corruption in foreign trade
Progressive reformers believed in
Business control of elections
Strengthening the spoils system
Government action to solve social problems
Ending all regulations
A referendum allows citizens to
Approve or reject laws directly
Vote on court decisions
Raise their own taxes
Appoint government officials
The 16th Amendment gave Congress the power to
Control state budgets
Set interest rates
Collect income taxes
Regulate trade
The 17th Amendment allowed
Voters to elect U.S. senators directly
Secret ballots for primaries
Federal judges to serve longer terms
Immigrants to hold office
The 18th Amendment was related to
Reforming elections
Prohibiting alcohol sales
Ending child labor
Banning immigration
The 19th Amendment granted
All immigrants U.S. visas
African Americans citizenship
The banning of alcohol
Women the right to vote
Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” focused on
Ending factory inspections
Lowering property taxes
Raising tariffs on imports
Regulating corporations and protecting consumers
The Pure Food and Drug Act aimed to
Encourage meat exports
Increase prescription costs
Ensure safe labeling and clean products
Stop farmers from overplanting
Jane Addams is remembered for
Organizing railroad strikes
Leading anti-immigrant protests
Defending monopolies in court
Creating settlement houses to aid the poor
A major goal of the Progressive movement was to
Eliminate judicial review
Promote fairness and reduce corruption
End federal income taxes
Expand monopolies
