Progressive Era Vocab

allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.

Manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties.

established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

The federal government conserved, restricted, and diverted water in the western states.

This reinforced the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices

1906 this was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws to improve food

This protest in Chicago turned violent after someone threw a bomb at the police

The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service

Voting method in which a voter's choices in an election, preventing attempts to influence the voter by intimidation.

This strike shut down the railroads, turned violent, and had Eugene Debs jailed for a period of time.

political group in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and business

It was the largest union of its time, was one of the first in the U.S. and was behind the Pullman Strike.

prohibits the states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex

This muckraker brought attention to the meat packing industry.

established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the US to provide the nation with a safer,financial system

This steel strike became violent when the Pinkertons came to break the strike.

This clarifies and increases the authority of the Commerce Commission over railroads and certain other types of carriers

American journalists who attacked established institutions and corrupt leaders.

It established President Theodore Roosevelt’s reputation as a “trust buster,” reached the Supreme Court in 1904.

The government does not interfere in the workings of the free market economy

An organization of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

This was created to protect the land from public and people building on it

A person who controls a unit of a political party, although they may not hold political office.

Process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference.

This union represents coal workers

Established that positions within the federal government should be awarded

The governing or ruling body of a given local area

The Act required mandatory inspection of livestock before slaughter, mandatory postmortem inspection of every carcass.

The deadliest industrial disaster in New York City

Procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote.