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The Progressive Era
Includes segments on African-Americans, women, workers' rights, and more.
Income Tax
The 16th amendment grants the federal government the right to levy an income tax on the American people. Historical background, interpretations, and relevant Supreme Court decisions are addressed.
Labor Laws and Social Reforms
Progressives advocated government regulation of business and laws were passed to protect workers, including children, from working excessive hours in dangerous conditions. The Women's Christian Temperance Union sought moral reforms through Prohibition. Jane Addams co-founded Hull House to support the needs of Chicago's poor.
American Temperance Society
Penitentiaries were created and this system embodied the belief that the environment shaped behavior. Temperance was one of the key objectives of the moral reform enterprise.
Direct Election of Senators
The 17th Amendment changed the way state senators were chosen. This 1913 legislation declared that state citizens would elect their senators. Both the Senate and the House became more similar in the process.

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