Chapter 19 ( Flashcards
Referendeum
A way for people to vote directly for a proposed new law.
Conservation
The protection of natural resources.
Initiative
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
Muckraker
A crusading journalist
Recall
A process by which people may vote to remove an elected official from office.
Prohibition
Ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol.
Suffragist
People who worked for the right of women to vote.
Direct Primary
An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party’s ticket in a subsequent election for public office
Ida Tarbell’s writings led to new demands to limit the power of:
trusts
The Gilden Age was considered to be between the years
1870s - 1890s
What would be an example of political corruption?
Accepting bribes, abuse of power
What played a key role in exposing corruption?
The press
A famous photographer who exposed the dangerous conditions that existed in slums and tenements:
Jacob Riis
What was William “Boss” Tweed know for being involved with?
Bribes and payoffs.
Political Bosses would often provide the poor with food and services in exchange the poor were expected to do what?
Vote for the boss
What would be considered an example of the Spoils System?
Politicians gave jobs as rewards for political support
This law required people to be hired based on their qualifications:
The Pendleton Act (created Civil Service Commission)
This amendment gave congress the power to pass an income tax.
16th
This amendment required Senators to be chosen directly by the people instead of state legislators
17th
Progressives reforms like referendums, recalls and direct primaries were meant to put power in the hands of these people:
Voters
What were the 4 main goals of the progressive reformers?
Recall, indirect initiative, referendum, recall
The nation’s first progressive president:
Theodore Roosevelt
What would be an example of a “Bad Trust”?
Cheated the public
Teddy Roosevelt supported this to protect consumers from false drug claims and harmful additives
Pure Food and Drug Act
Teddy Roosevelt’s plan to provide everyone with the same opportunity to succeed was called:
The Square Deal
What are examples of “Good Trusts:?
Efficient and fair
Because of Teddy Roosevelt’s love of the outdoors he promoted this:
Conservation
This was created to help protect the nation’s woodlands:
U.S. Forest Service
The person Teddy Roosevelt supported to replace him as president:
Taft
The reason why Taft lost support as president from other progressives
Raised tariffs, blocked conservation efforts.
When Teddy Roosevelt ran for re-election he formed a new political party called the:
The Bull Moose Party
The winner of the Presidential Election of 1912:
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson’s plan to restore free and fair competition among businesses was called:
New Freedom
Under Wilson’s Plan, this organization enforced laws that stopped businesses from using unfair practices to eliminate competition:
FTC
Under Wilson’s Plan, this stopped anti-trust laws from being used against unions:
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Under Wilson’s Plan, this gave the government the power to raise and lower interest rates and to control the money supply:
Federal Reserve Act
An example of how women gained new rights at the turn of the century:
Laboring in fields and factories.
Contributions that women made as reformers:
Demanded Pure Food and Drugs, laws to protect women and children.
The Temperance Movement favored this:
Prohibition
This amendment enforced Prohibition and banned the sale of alcohol:
18th
What was considered to be the most important goal of women reformers?
Woman Suffrage
This organization was created to push for a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote:
National Woman Suffrage Association
This section of the country were women given the right to vote before 1900>
The west
The group opposed to women’s suffrage:
Politicians
Although many progressives fought for reform, many had little interest in fighting against this:
Discrimination
What types of discrimination did African Americans face?
Segregation, poorest jobs, unequal housing, lynching
This person used a newspaper to raise awareness about the discrimination of African Americans:
Ida B. Wells
The spreading of false and hateful information is called:
Defamation
The group that worked to restrict Catholics and Jews from entering the U.S.:
Nativist Groups
This was created by Jews to promote understanding and fight prejudice:
Anti-Defamation League
