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Progressive Presidents

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trustbuster   someone who breaks a trust into smaller companies  
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arbitration   settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider  
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laissez-faire   policy that the government should interfere as little as possible in the economy and business  
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conservation   protection and preservation of natural resources  
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16th Amendment   CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION that gave the Congress the power to tax people's income to raise money for the government  
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Progressive Party   created by Theodore Roosevelt and his supporters so he could run for President in 1912  
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Bull Moose Party   nickname for the Progressive Party  
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Federal Reserve Act   created 12 regional banks and gave the government more control over banking  
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Federal Trade Commission   investigates corporations for unfair trade practices  
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Woodrow Wilson   ran for President as a Democrat in the election of 1912  
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William Taft   ran for President as a Republican in the election of 1912  
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Theodore Roosevelt   ran for President as a Progressive in the election of 1912  
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