| A | B |
|---|
| Progressivism | political movement that believed industrialization & urbanization created many social problems & govt. should be more active in dealing w/ the problems |
| Direct Democracy | people vote on laws & issues; do not have a representative do it for them |
| Initiative | citizens introduce legislation and require legislature to vote on it |
| Referendum | proposed laws be submitted to the voters for approval |
| Recall | voters demand a special election to remove and elected official from office |
| Suffrage | right to vote |
| 19th Amendment | Guaranteed women the right to vote |
| Important women of the Women's Suffrage Movement | Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul |
| Laws the helped child labor | Minimum age requirement, maximum number of hours could work, mandatory school requirement |
| Prohibition | Movement to ban the sale, manufacturing, & consumption of alcohol |
| 18th Amendment | passed in 1919; banned manufacturing & sale of alcohol |
| 21st Amendment | passed in 1933; repealed the 18th amendment |
| Pure Food & Drug Act | banned the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure or falsely labeled food; passed under Pres. Teddy Roosevelt |
| Children's Bureau | passed under Pres. Taft; investigated & publicized problems with child labor |
| Federal Trade Commission | created under Pres. Woodrow Wilson; responsibility to monitor American businesses |
| Federal Reserve Act | created under Pres. Wilson; created national bank system to regulate inflation & allow place for banks to keep portion of deposits |
