Progressive Era
Across
- 3. prohibits affairs that restrict interstate commerce & competition in the
- 6. the amendment that quaranteed women the right to vote
- 7. a group of people who are given a specific task/job to do
- 8. the amendment that states that senators will be elected by popular votes
- 10. prohibited the sale of misbranded or adultered food & drugs in interstate commerce
- 11. the US department of Agriculture (the federal department in charge of overseeing farming, ranching, and forestry)
- 13. a direct vote by the electorate on a specific issue
- 15. an election that allows citizens to propose legislation & submit it to the state electorate
- 16. the Interstate Commerce Commission (in charge of all things railroad/train based transportation)
- 17. authorized the federal Govt to fund irrigation projects for Western US states
Down
- 1. the amendment that prohibited the production, sale, and transportation, of alcoholic beverages
- 2. a term for the transacting or transportation of products, services or money across state borders
- 4. enacted to prevent adultered or misbranded meat & meat products from being sold
- 5. the US Food and Drug Administration (oversees pharmaceuticals, medical devices,tobacco,etc)
- 8. the amendment that allows Congress to lay and collect taxes
- 9. a federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates
- 12. a process in which voters can remove an elected official from office
- 14. heavily fined railroads who gave rebates (refunds) to businesses and/or customers