1. Changes that make city life easier and better!!!
Progressive Reforms
Changes that make city life easier and better!!!

2. Cities take over privately owned utilities
Cities, instead of privately owned businesses, run water, gas and electric utilities

3. Welfare Services
Mayors increase services such as public baths, playgrounds and work relief.

4. Hull House (Jane Addams)
Provided services in the cities for the poor such as daycare, jobs, healthcare and clubs.

5. Congress is able to levy on income tax
16th Amendment (1913)
Congress is able to levy on income tax

6. Senators will be directly elected by the people.
17th Amendment (1913)
Senators will be directly elected by the people.

7. Prohibition – outlaws the manufacturing and sale of alcohol.
18 Amendment (1919)
Prohibition – outlaws the manufacturing and sale of alcohol.

8. Women’s suffrage – women get the right to vote
19 Amendment (1920)
Women’s suffrage – women get the right to vote

9. Sherman Anti-trust Act
Outlaws monopolies or practices that interfere with interstate trade.

10. Clayton Anti-trust Acts
Strengthens the Sherman anti-trust act – spells out what a business can or cannot do.

11. Mann Act Elkins Act Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Prohibits taking women across state lines for the purpose of prostitution or any other immoral purpose
Strengthens the interstate commerce act; railroads cannot offer rebates, must follow published rates.
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Watching out for American businesses – some increase, some decrease but most left alone.

12. Pure Food and Drug Act
Banned interstate shipping of impure food and deliberate mislabeling of food.

13. Requires federal processing of meat to ensure its safety.
Meat Inspection Act
Requires federal processing of meat to ensure its safety.

14. Created a system of federal banks to supervise private banks.
Federal Reserve Act
Created a system of federal banks to supervise private banks.

15. Evolving Roles of PEOPLE in the Government
Initiative – put new laws on the ballot.
Recall – voters can remove officials from office.
Referendum – voter can approve or reject laws on the ballot