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26 Cards in this Set
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to regulate
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to control
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Muckrakers
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journalist who reported on corruption
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New opportunities for woman
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right to vote
enter professions get education leadership roles |
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Federal Trade Commission
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could investigate companies who destroy competition
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primary
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election in which voters choose their candidate
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Interstate Commerce Act
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create Interstate Commerce Commission to oversea the railroad company
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Sherman Anti Trust Act
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made it illegal for companies to restrict competition
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T. Roosevelt supported government should
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Break up trusts
regulate Rail roads make food and drugs safe promote conservation |
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referendum
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way for voters to vote a bill into law
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conservation
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protection of natural resources
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trustbuster
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T.Roosevelt was called
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Bull Moose party
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Roosevelt and his supporters
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Barrios
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Mexican ethnic neighborhoods
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Federal Reserve Act
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set up a nation wide system of federal banks
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suffragist
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person who supported women's right to vote
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Square Deal
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Roosevelt promised that all people would have the opportunity to succeed
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19th amemdment
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women had the right to vote
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Federal Trade Commission FCC
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investigate business who stop competition
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18 amemdment
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alcohol was legal
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Nation Parks
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Land set aside and run by government
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mutualistas
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mutial aid group formed by Mexican Americans
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Progressive
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reformers who tried to replace corrupt officials with honest leaders
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recall
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way for voters to remove(call-back) an elected offical
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initiative
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way for voters to put a bill before legislature
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Pendleton Act
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created the Civil Service Commission to make sure qualified people got federal jobs
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Trust
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group of corporations run together as one large company
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