PROGRESSIVISM: LEGISLATION & POLICIES
Directions: For each policy/piece of legislation, give a 1-2 sentence summary – you will present your findings to the
class as we work through unit content.
Key Legislation/Policies:
1. Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
2. Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)
3. Secret Ballot
4. Direct Primary
5. Initiative
6. Referendum
7. Recall
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Theodore Roosevelt (1901 – 1909)
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“Square Deal”
“New Nationalism”
“New Nationalism”
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“Trust Busting”
“Good vs. Bad Trusts”
“Bull Moose”
1. Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
2. Dept. of Commerce and Labor (1903)
3. Elkins Act (1903)
4. Hepburn Act (1906)
5. Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)
6. Meat Inspection Act (1906)
7. National Conservation Commission (1908)
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William Howard Taft (1909 – 1913)
1. Payne-Aldrich Tariff (1909)
2. Mann-Elkins Act (1910)
3. Department of Labor (1912)
Woodrow Wilson (1913 – 1921)
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“New Freedom”
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“Triple Wall of Privilege”
1. Federal Reserve Act (1913)
2. Underwood-Simmons Tariff (1913)
3. 16th Amendment (1913)
4. 17th Amendment (1913)
5. Federal Trade Commission Act (1914)
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6. Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914)
7. Adamson Act (1916)
8. Keating-Owen Act (1916)
9. Workman’s Compensation Act (1916)
10. 18th Amendment (1919)
11. 19th Amendment (1920)
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