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the 16 amendment put a tax on every source of income -
The US Senate is composed of two representatives for each state. they serve for six years and then the people elect a new one. -
Journalists and photographers pre ww1 who exposed the inside of American institutions -
The only federal legislation that suspended immigration for a certain nationality. -
a federal law that was designed to regulate and demonopolize the railroad industry. -
the second woman to receive a Nobel peace prize -
The first federal act to outlaw monopolistic business practices -
the supreme court decision that segregation didn't go against the constitution. separate but equal. -
Mckinley was the 25th president that was shot six months into his term at the Temple of music in Buffalo New York. -
a strike in eastern Pennsylvania for recognition of their union. threatened to shut off the east coast's major fuel supply. -
a term used by Teddy Roosevelt to describe his three main ideals, conservation of resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. -
A book by a journalist named Upton Sinclair which shows the harsh conditions and the exploitation of immigrants -
After the publication of Uptons book the Pure Food and Drug Act prohibited the sales of unsafe and misbranded foods -
made it illegal to sell misbranded livestock meat and meat products as food. animals had to be slaughtered in sanitary conditions -
an act instituted by Teddy Roosevelt that protects historic and scientific features of public lands. -
won over 50% of the popular vote causing republicans to win three consecutive presidential wins -
women were given fewer work hours than men by state law which didn't violate the 14th amendment. begged the question on if this would be allowed or not -
a book published by Ida Tarbell that exposed a major oil company for violating the Anti-trust act -
deadliest industrial fire in New York history, caused by a still-lit cigarette bud thrown into a bin full of scraps accumulated for months. victims were put into coffins at the local morgue and displayed to be identified by family members. 146 dead -
created fair hours for workers made the federal govt responsible for worker welfare. -
established a federal banking system to create a more stable and safe monetary -
established a one percent tax on income over $3000. lowered the tariff rate for 40% to 26% -
created to protect the consumer from false or deceptive marketing by the supplier.