5A Re-teach Activity

• 16th Amendment - income tax

• 17th Amendment - direct election of senators

• 18th Amendment - Prohibition of Alcohol

• 19th Amendment - Women's Suffrage​

​Interstate Commerce Act - 1st antitrust law, it was created to regulate the railroad monopoly preventing them from charging unfair prices

Sherman Antitrust Act - the purpose of this law was the ban the use of any monopolistic practice, and hopefully create more competition within the economy​

• People want government to play a more active role, and move away from Laissez-faire​

• Initiative - people can propose new laws to government

• Referendum - people can vote on laws being passed by government

• Recall - people can vote out elected officials in government

• 17th Amendment - people get to directly vote on senators (their representation)​

• 19th Amendment - women's suffrage, women get to have a voice in government