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An ex-pro baseball player who became a preacher and spoke out against alcohol consumption.
Billy Sunday
A list of signatures to force legislatures to address issue, place issue on ballot as an initiative for vote of the people
Petition
People are able to introduce a new petition for a vote.
Initiative
Forces legislatures to put on the ballot a recently passed initiative for voters approval.
Referendum
Procedure to remove official from office
Recall
Income Tax
16th Amendment
Direction election of Senators
17th Amendment
Prohibition
18th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
19th Amendment
groups of writers who investigated the "ill" of society.
Muckrakers
Wrote the 1st muckraking articles that popularized this style of journalism. The first book was called "The Shame of the Cities". Exposing the machines corruption.
Lincoln Steffens
The Jungle" About the abuses of the meat packing industry. The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed due to the reactions of the American public.
Upton Sinclair
"How the Other Half Lives" about living in the cities poverty, crime, and disease.
Jacob Riis
"Bitter Cry of Children" Child workers in the textile industry.
John Spargo
Became the leader of the Christian Women Temperance Union, helped get the 18th amendment passed.
Frances Willard
A strong advocate for child labor laws.
Florence Kelly
