progressivism

Question 1

reform

Answer 1

to change for the better

Question 2

progressivism

Answer 2

fixing society with government change

Question 3

tenements

Answer 3

slum apartments in cities

Question 4

political corruption

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using a position of power to benefit yourself or your friends

Question 5

populism

Answer 5

more power to ordinary people

Question 6

americanization

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immigrants learned to be ‘‘American’’

Question 7

public education

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government run schools

Question 8

environmental regulations

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laws about how environments treated

Question 9

conservation

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protecting and preserving the environment

Question 10

suffrage

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the right to vote

Question 11

16th amendment

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the federal government can collect income tax

Question 12

17th amendment

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senators are directly elected by the people of their state rather than being appointed by the state government

Question 13

18th amendment

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prohibition banned alcohol everywhere in the us

Question 14

19th amendment

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gave women the right to vote

Question 15

sherman antitrust act

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anti-monopolies merging& helped labor unions

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Theodore Roosevelt

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fought for conservation

Question 17

federal reserve system

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central bank created to protect banks from failing

Question 18

initiative

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a bill originating with the people rather than lawmakers

Question 19

referendum

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a vote on an initiative

Question 20

recall

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enables voters to remove elected officials from public office through a special election

Question 21

direct primary

Answer 21

made it so the people could choose candidates rather than party leaders and political bosses choosing them