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Progressive legislation. Chapter 9 – Section 2 Progressive legislation.

1. What happened to the political machines as Progressive reformers gained popularity? 2. What happened to control of utilities such as water, gas, and electricity? 3. How did each of the following give more power to the voters: seventeenth amendment, initiatives, referendums, and recall. 4. What tragic event in March 1911 led to new fire safety standards and what were they?

5. Why did companies often bring the government to court when it tried to enforce new labor laws? 6. What was Massachusetts the first state to do in 1912? 7. What was Theodore Roosevelt’s “square deal?” 8. Why did TR threaten to use the army to seize and operate the mines in 1902?

9. What is arbitration and how did it settle this dispute? 10. What three things in 1906 did the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act require of companies? 11. What was an antitrust action and why did the government frequently take them? 12. What were three of the largest trusts?

13. What were three things done during the Progressive Era to protect the environment and natural resources? 14. What was the department of labor? 15. What did the 16th amendment do and why did it help the poor?