Politics and Power

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Across
  1. 3. (Development of Parties) Supporters of this party would likely support a loose interpretation of the constitution and a strong central government.
  2. 4. (Role of US Government) The rise of new conservatism can be best seen with the election of this popular president.
  3. 7. (Role of US Government) The principle that the economy should not be regulated by the government.
  4. 9. (Development of Parties) This party would have likely supported ideas and institutions such as the free coinage of silver and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Down
  1. 1. (Role of US Government) Henry Clay's proposal of an economic system that sought to establish a national bank and national infrastructure.
  2. 2. (Role of US Government) The comprehensive set of programs that transformed the US into a limited welfare state.
  3. 5. (Role of US Government) The campaign to fight poverty in the US, viewed as a continuation of New Deal ideas.
  4. 6. (Reform Efforts) This progressive era reformer is most noted for establishing settlement houses to support immigrants in US cities.
  5. 8. (Development of Parties) This party's creation was a direct response to the Kansas Nebraska act.
  6. 10. (Reform Efforts) This person is the most prominent example of political corruption and the rise of political machines in the Gilded Age.