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Reforms at the State Level 1. Progressive governors also got involved with the

movement. 2. LaFollette brought about a direct primary in which voters elect

nominees for upcoming elections. 3. Employers and employees negotiating

differences as well as workers accident insurance became major reforms in the

work place. 4. The Supreme Court said that it was illegal to set maximum hours

for workers because it violated the individuals right to make a contract with

the employer – 1905 Lochner vs. New York. 5. The Supreme Court upheld a decision

that limited women?s work hours to 10 hours per day – 1905 Muller vs. Oregon.

6. The National Child Labor Committee convinced about 30 states to abolish Child

Labor by 1907 . 7. In 1912 minimum wage for women and children was put into

effect in Massachusetts. 8. Women were replaced with men because they would work

longer for less wages 9. Women?s push for voting rights was stifled by the

belief that females are physically weaker. D. Reforms at the Federal Level 1.

The United Mine Workers called a strike lasting until Teddy Roosevelt insisted

that both sides submit to arbitration – May, 1902. 2. A process in which an

impartial third party decides on a legally binding solution is known as

arbitration. 3. Teddy Roosevelt threatened to use the army to take over the

mines if the owners didn?t accept the agreement. 4. ?Square Deal? reduced

miner?s hours from 10 to 9 and gave the miners a 10% raise while not

officially recognizing the minor?s union. 5. The Hepburn Act authorized the

IEC to limit rates if the shippers complained them unfair – 1906. 6. The Pure

Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act required accurate labeling of

ingredients, strict sanitary conditions, and a rating system for meats – 1906.

7. Holding companies are corporations that hold the stocks and bonds of numerous

companies thus achieving a monopoly. 8. John Muir and John Wesley Powell urged

congress, in 1872, to establish Yellow Stone as the United States first national

park. 9. Yosemite in California became a national park in 1890. 10. A National

Reclamation Act (1902) aimed at planning and developing irrigation projects

aroused controversy between city residents and farmers over use or water. 11.