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14 Cards in this Set
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What is the 16th Amendment
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gave the power to congress to create income tax
ratified in 1913 |
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What is the 18th Amendment
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This prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol
ratified in 1919 |
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What is the 17th Amendment
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Allows the direct election of U.s. senators by voter in each state
ratified in 1913 |
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What is suffrage
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The right to vote
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Prohibition
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The ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol
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Initiative
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The procedure that allows people to propose a law directly
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Referendum
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When a proposed law is submitted to the people to vote
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What is the Progressive Movement
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20th Century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people
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Income Tax
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A tax on earnings
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Woodrow Wilson
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wanted to end monopolys all together
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Who is Susan B. Anthony
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Presidents of the National American Women Suffrage Association
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Upton Sinclair
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Wrote the Jungle which describes a meat packaging plant
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Theodore Roosevelt
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1st progressive president, 1st to eliminate trusts in business
President in 1901 |
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Muckrackers
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writers and people that tried to expose corruption in businesses and society
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