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vocabulary
federal reserve act
nineteenth amendment
sixteenth amendment
pure food and drug act
seventeenth amendment
eighteenth amendment
| term | definition | ---- | ---- | expanded democracy by taking from state legislatures the power to select each states u.s. senators and giving it to the voters | regulated and stabilized the nations banking system; a result of progressive reformers efforts | gave women the right to vote | an act passed by congress in 1906 as a result of public outcry over unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry | outlawed the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol | authorized congress to levy an income tax, which gave the federal government more money to pay for its |
Brief Explanations
Each term is matched to its historical definition based on U.S. Progressive Era legislation and amendments:
- The Seventeenth Amendment changed how U.S. Senators are elected, shifting power from state legislatures to voters.
- The Federal Reserve Act created a regulated national banking system to stabilize U.S. finance, a key Progressive reform.
- The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the constitutional right to vote.
- The Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) was passed after public outcry over unsanitary meatpacking conditions (sparked by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle).
- The Eighteenth Amendment established national prohibition, outlawing alcohol's manufacture, distribution, and sale.
- The Sixteenth Amendment authorized the federal government to levy a national income tax.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Federal Reserve Act | regulated and stabilized the nation's banking system; a result of Progressive reformers' efforts |
| Nineteenth Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | an act passed by Congress in 1906 as a result of public outcry over unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry |
| Eighteenth Amendment | outlawed the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol |
| Sixteenth Amendment | authorized Congress to levy an income tax, which gave the federal government more money to pay for its |