**Chapter 9 Vocab Flashcards
law forbidding the sale, manufacturing, and consumption of alcohol
prohibition
a journalist who exposed the unfortunate aspects of society
Muckracker
(gradual)
make changes in order to improve it.
reform
allows federal government to collect income tax
16 admendment
establishes direct election of senators by how many votes
17 amendment
established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring illegal the production, transport, and sale of alcohol
18 amendment
granted American women the right to vote
19 amendment
the leading organization promoting prohibition (they support alcohol being illegal)
anti-saloon league
the right to vote.
suffrage
National American Woman Suffrage Association an organization promoting womens right to vote
NAWSA
a fair deal
square deal
Act that works to prevent misbranded meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions
meat inspection act
law for other drug and food items and truth in advertising
pure food and drug act
federal government gets power to choose where water should be distributed
National Reclamation Act
is the act of preserving and protecting
conservation
wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities
(focused on improving horrible conditions)
upton sinclair / The Jungle
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization that promotes equality
NAACP
is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices
federal government can REGULATE.
Interstate Commerce Act
illegal to form trusts and monopolies when it hurts people
Sherman Antitrust Act
regulates railroads
Elkins Act
federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction
Hepburn Act
amendment passed by the U.S. Congress in 1914 that provides further clarification and substance to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
provides further specification of the antitrusts
Clayton Antitrust
federal agencies to stop unfair trade and businesses
Federal Trade Commission
is the central banking system of the U.S.
Federal Reserve System
