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Progressive movement
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an early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the govt to the people, to restore economic oppertunities and to correct injustices in american life
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Florence Kelly
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became an advocate forimproving the lives of woman and children;apointed cheif inspector of factories for Illinois after she helped to win passage of the Illinois Factory Act in 1893
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Prohibation
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banning of manufacture, sales, and possession of alcohol beverages
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Muckracker
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one of the magazine journalists who exsposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900s
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Scientific management
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applications of scientific princibles to increase efficiency in the workplace
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Robert M. La Follette
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Robert Marion "Battling Bob"[1] La Follette, Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), was an American Republican (and later a Progressive) politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin
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Initiative
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a procedure by which a legislative measures can be organized by the people rather than by law makers
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Recall
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a procedure for removing a public official form office by a vote of the people
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Sevententh Amendment
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The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures
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Referendum
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a procedure by which a legislative measures can be submitted to a vote by the people |
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NACW
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Natiional Association of Colored Woman; a social service found by african woman by merging to earlier organizations in 1896
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Sufferage
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the right to vote
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Susan B. Anthony
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was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States.
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NAWSA
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National American Woman Sufferage Assosication founded in 1890 to gain voting rights for woman
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Theodore Roosevelt
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was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909). He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement
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Square deal
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was a package of moderate reforms concerning consumer protection, conservation, and regulating trusts
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Meat Inspector Act
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a United States Congress Act that worked to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. These requirements also apply to imported meat products, which must be inspected under equivalent foreign standards
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Pure food and Drug act
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a law passed in 1906 to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade.
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Conversation
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When the planned managment of natural resources, involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the devellopment of others for the common good
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NAAP
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National Assosiation for the Advancedment of colored People
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William Howard Taft
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Handpicked secretary of war by T.R to run against William Jennings Bryan
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Payne-Adlrich Tariff
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A compromise that moderated the high rates of the Aldrich Bill.
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Bull Moose Party
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The progessive party becam known as this
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Woodrow Wilson
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a reform govenor of New jersey
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Carrie Champman Caft
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NAWSA's president
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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A law, enacted in 1914, that made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and fam organizations
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Federal Trade Commission
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A federal agency established in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices.
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Federal Reserve System
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A national banking system, established in 1913, that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country.
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Nineteenth Amendment
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An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1920, that gives women the right to vote.
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