Progressive Era

3. – Established the direct election of U.S. Senators by voters.
5. – A federal law designed to break up trusts and monopolies.
6. – Allowed Congress to collect a federal income tax.
8. – A process that allows citizens to propose legislation directly.
9. – Granted women the right to vote.
11. – Created the Federal Reserve System to regulate banking and control the money supply.
13. – Journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices.
14. – A vote by citizens to approve or reject a law passed by a legislature.

1. – Started Prohibition by banning the sale and manufacture of alcohol.
2. – Strengthened earlier antitrust laws and protected labor unions from being prosecuted as trusts.
4. – Government efforts to break up monopolies and regulate big business.
7. – Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program focused on consumer protection, conservation, and trust-busting.
10. - A reform movement aimed at solving problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption.
12. – A procedure that allows voters to remove an elected official from office before their term ends.
13. – A company that controls an entire industry and limits competition.