Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review/Test

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Across
  1. 3. Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society through their investigative reporting.
  2. 6. An amendment to the United States Constitution that allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.
  3. 10. The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that established Prohibition.
  4. 11. A law passed in 1906 that aimed to improve food and drug quality and safety by regulating the production and distribution of these products.
  5. 12. Amendment An amendment to the United States Constitution that granted women the right to vote.
Down
  1. 1. Legislation that created the Federal Reserve System in 1913, which is the central banking system of the United States.
  2. 2. The period from 1920 to 1933 when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned in the United States.
  3. 4. A direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal, often a law.
  4. 5. An amendment to the United States Constitution that established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.
  5. 7. The process by which voters can remove an elected official from office before their term is finished.
  6. 8. A federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties.
  7. 9. A process that allows citizens to propose new laws or amendments to the constitution through a petition.