Progressive Crossword

3. Allowed for Senators to be directly elected by the people
7. After a policy of neutrality at the outbreak of World War I, Wilson led America into WWI in order to “make the world safe for democracy.”
8. A power reserved to the voters to propose legislation
10. Paved the way for the progressive income tax system we know today
12. Efforts expanded at the state level to outlaw the employment of small children
14. Created the Social Democratic Party of America
15. The president and the leader of national progressiveness at the turn of the twentieth century

1. Became active in the peace movement during World War I and was the first president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
2. Journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government
4. Granted women the right to vote
5. In 1906 he published The Jungle, a novel situated in Chicago's horrific meat-packing district
6. Banned the manufacture, sale, or transport of intoxicating beverages
9. The people can petition and vote to have an elected official removed from office
11. A law passed by the legislature can be reference to the people for approval/veto
13. helped pioneer investigative journalism when she wrote a series of magazine articles about John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Trust