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Across
  1. 2. Rules, institutions and processes that enable the public to vote directly on a proposed constitutional amendment, law, treaty or policy decision.
  2. 6. The first law to regulate the manufacturing of food and medicines, banning dangerous additives and inaccurate labeling.
  3. 9. Direct vote of the people on whether to approve or repeal a law enacted by the state legislature.
  4. 10. Which amendment prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors"?
  5. 12. Allows voters to remove corrupt elected officials.
  6. 13. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
  7. 15. A process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot.
  8. 16. Which amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of the population?
  9. 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?
  10. 20. A party organization, headed by a single entity, that commands enough votes to keep political and administrative control of a region.
Down
  1. 1. The act that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices
  2. 3. The act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years.
  3. 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.
  4. 5. The act that was meant to end monopolies.
  5. 7. A form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain.
  6. 8. Which amendment allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators?
  7. 11. Provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of 1890.
  8. 14. Conferring U.S. citizenship after birth upon someone who lacks U.S. citizenship.
  9. 18. What act regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States with the goal of Natives assimilating?
  10. 19. A legislative proposal before Congress.