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progressivism not a tightly organized movement with a specific set of reforms. It was a collection of different ideas and activities. muckrackers a group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption Ida Tarbell published a series of articles critical to the Standard Oil Company Lincoln Steffens a McClure's reporter, reported on vote stealing and other corrupt practices of urban political machines Jacob Riis published the book Hoe the Other Half Lives and describe poverty, disease, and crime that afflicted many immigrant neighbors in NYC Commission Plan city's government would be divided into several departments, which would each be placed under the control of an expert commissioner Robert La Follette governor in Wisconsin and political reform first came to state level party bosses controlled the selection of convention delegates; they also controlled which candidates were chosen to run for office direct primary all party members could vote for a candidate to run in the general election initiative allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it referendum allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval recall allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before his or her term had expired Alice Paul Quaker social worker who headed NAWSA's congressional committee, had organized the Washington march -formed the National Women's Party, they picketed the White House, chained themselves and starved until they were arrested Carrie Chapman Catt became NAWSA's leader, developed a "winning plan" to mobilize the suffrage movement nation-wide in one final push to gain voting rights Temperance movement advocated the moderation of elimination of alcohol, emerged from these concerns/ mostly women led this movement Women's Christian Temperance Union group of temperance formed by women Prohibition laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol socialism idea that the government should own and operate industry for the community as a whole Eugene Debs Former American Railway Union leader who won nearly a million votes as the American Socialist Party candidate for president in 1912 suffrage the right to vote temperance movement advocated the moderation or elimination of alcohol Square Deal Roosevelt's reform programs became known as this.. Northern Securities E.H Harriman, James J. Hill and J.P Morgan combined their railroads together and created the holding company called ___. United Mine Workers went on strike for the miners who dug anthracite, or hard coal. arbitration a settlement imposed by an outside party, presented to united mine workers union because of their strike. Hepburn Act an act intended to strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission, an early effort to regulate the railroad industry but it lacked sufficient authority. Upton Sinclair published The Jungle, which featured appalling descriptions of conditions in the meatpacking industry. Joseph G. Cannon helped Taft with passing the new tariff, he appointed all committees and decides which bills they handled. Payne-Aldrich Tariff This cut tariffs hardly at all and actually raised them on some goods. Richard Ballinger a conservative corporate lawyer, who tried to make nearly a million acres of public forest and mineral reserves available for private developments. syndicate business group for personal profit insubordination disobedience Progressive Party ... New Nationalism ... New Freedom ... income tax direct tax on the earnings of individuals and corporations. Federal Reserve Act ... Federal Trade Commission they had the power to investigate companies and issue "cease and desist" orders against companies engaging in unfair trade practices. unfair trade practices practices that hurt their competition National Association for the Advancement of Colored People believed that vote was essential to bring about an end to lynching and racial discrimination.