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Progressivism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Progressivism | Reform movement to address social problems of industrialization. |
| Muckrakers | Journalists that "raked up" or exposed the filth of society. |
| Seventeenth Amendment | Gave voters power to directly elect U.S senators. 1913 |
| Initiative | Allows voters to put proposed law on the ballot for public approval. |
| Referendum | Allows citizens to place a recently passed law on the ballot, allowing voters to approve or reject the measures. |
| Recall | Enables citizens to remove an elected official from office by calling for a special election. |
| Prohibition movement | Called for ban on making, selling, and distributing alcoholic beverages. |
| Eighteenth Amendment | Prohibited the manufacturing, selling, and distributing of alcoholic beverages. |
| Bully Pulpit | Powerful platform to publicize important issues & seek support for his policies. |
| Square deal | Roosevelt's 1904 campaign slogan & framework for his entire presidency |
| Elkins Act | Prohibited railroads from accepting rebates. 1903 |
| Hepburn Act | Strengthened the ICC giving it the power to set maximum railroad rates. 1906 |
| New Freedom | Called for tariff reductions, banking reform, and stronger antitrust legislation. |
| Nineteenth Amendment | Gave women the full right to vote. 1920 |
| Sixteenth Amendment | Granted congress the power to levy taxes based on an individual's income. |