Across
- 2. Rules, institutions and processes that enable the public to vote directly on a proposed constitutional amendment, law, treaty or policy decision.
- 6. The first law to regulate the manufacturing of food and medicines, banning dangerous additives and inaccurate labeling.
- 9. Direct vote of the people on whether to approve or repeal a law enacted by the state legislature.
- 10. Which amendment prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors"?
- 12. Allows voters to remove corrupt elected officials.
- 13. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
- 15. A process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot.
- 16. Which amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of the population?
- 17. What act provided any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government 160 acres of surveyed government land?
- 20. A party organization, headed by a single entity, that commands enough votes to keep political and administrative control of a region.
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- 1. The act that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices
- 3. The act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years.
- 4. The right to choose freely, to be heard, to be informed, and to be safe; the foundation of federal protection for U.S. consumers and what is known as the Consumer Bill of Rights.
- 5. The act that was meant to end monopolies.
- 7. A form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain.
- 8. Which amendment allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators?
- 11. Provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of 1890.
- 14. Conferring U.S. citizenship after birth upon someone who lacks U.S. citizenship.
- 18. What act regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States with the goal of Natives assimilating?
- 19. A legislative proposal before Congress.
