Fill in the Blanks Fill in the blanks using the words in the Word Bank below. Write your answer in the space
provided.
Word Bank
Pure Food and Drug Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Seventeenth Amendment
Interstate Commerce Act
recall
civil service
monopolies
political machines
Progressives
Pendleton Act
muckrakers
Socialists
commissions
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Fighting Corruption
In the late 1800s, (1)___ often controlled local government.
By 1917 (2)___ governed nearly 400 cities. President
Rutherford B. Hayes tried to change the spoils system by
reforming the (3)___. In 1883 Congress passed the (4)___,
which established the Civil Service Commission to set up
competitive examinations for federal jobs.
Controlling Business
In 1890 Congress passed the (5)___, the first federal law
to control trusts and (6)___. In 1887 Congress passed the
(7)___, which required railroads to charge and publish “reasonable and just” rates.
The New Reformers
(8)___ believed a nation’s resources and major industries
should be owned and operated by the government on behalf
of the people. (9)___ believed that society was obligated to
protect and help all its members. Journalists who brought to
light the dirt and corruption underlying society were called
(10)___. Congress passed the (11)___, requiring accurate
labeling of food and medicine and banning the sale of
harmful food.
Expanding Democracy
Oregon reforms included a direct primary election and the
initiative, the referendum, and the (12)___. In 1912 Congress
passed the (13)___, which provided for the direct election
of senators.