Progressive Era Reforms

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Across
  1. 5. formed to fight for and protect workers' rights
  2. 6. ____ Service act: government jobs were given based on merit
  3. 7. President known as the "trustbuster" and creator of the Bull Moose/Progressive Party
  4. 10. ___ Commerce act:outlawed corrupt practices in the railroad industry
  5. 11. third party formed by farmers to represent the common people
  6. 14. banned the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol
  7. 15. elected officials could be removed from office in a special election
  8. 16. direct election of senators
  9. 17. journalists who expose corruption & issues caused by industrialism
  10. 19. muckraker who exposed John Rockefeller's corrupt business practices
  11. 20. voters were less subject to intimidation and pressure
Down
  1. 1. government can collect a federal income tax
  2. 2. the ___ movement was formed by women who wanted to outlaw alcohol in the U.S.
  3. 3. woman associated with the women's suffrage movement
  4. 4. muckraker who exposed poor living conditions in the tenements
  5. 8. women's suffrage
  6. 9. muckraker who exposed the problems in the meat packing industry
  7. 12. voters could directly introduce bills to the state legislature
  8. 13. voters could compel legislators to place a bill on the ballot
  9. 18. Sherman ____ act: allowed the federal government to break up monopolies and trusts