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U.S. History Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Muckrakers | early 20th century journalist who brought attention to many of the nations problems |
| Direct Primary | election in which voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections |
| Recall | process by which voters can remove a public official from office before the next election |
| 17th Amendment | provides for the direct popular election of U.S. senators |
| Temperance Movement | urged people to voluntarily reduce or stop alcohol consumption |
| Trust-busting | breaking up monopolies or trusts |
| 18th Amendment | outlawed the manufacture and sale of Alcohol |
| Hepburn Act | passed to strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission |
| Upton Sinclair | published The Jungle in 1906; which described unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry |
| Meat Inspection Act | required federal inspection of meat |
| Pure food and Drug Act | prohibited the manufacture or sale of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs |
| Payne-Aldrich Tariff | originally supposed to reduce taxes, by the time it passed congress; it had raised them |