Chapter Nine Flashcards
Four goals of progressivism
Protect the social welfare-YMCA, Salvation Army
Promote moral improvement-prohibition
Create economic reform- big business had too many benefits
Foster efficiently-the workplace is made efficient by scientific advancements
An early 1900s movement that attempted to solve the political, economical, and social problems of America
Progressivism
City commission from
Elected officials
Council manager form
Professional managers
State reforms gave citizens a voice
Four of them
Process by which people propose legislature or constitutional amendments
Initiative
Process by which people vote directly on legislature
Referendum
Procedure by which a public official can be voted out of office before the next election
Recall
System in which party members choose their party candidates for the general election
Primary system
States compensated injured workers
Workman’s compensation
How did the progressive changes occurs
At federal level in the form of constitutional amendments
16tg amendment
Allowed the federal income tax
The tax rate increases as ones income does
Progressive tax
Called for direct election of senators
17th amendment
Prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol
18th amendment
Woman’s right to vote
19th amen
Where did t.r start?
State government and assist secretary of the navy
When did he resign And form the rough riders
The Spanish American wAr
The square deal
T.rs domestic plan
How do he try to break up the trusts?
Using the Sherman anti trust act “trust buster”
1902 coal miners strike
T.r helped avoid a winter coal shortage
1904
Teddy easily wins re-election
He will now be more aggressive
The pure food and drug act
Raise awareness of consumers about food and drug
Who did t.r handpick as his successor
William h Taft
What did Taft lack
Ambition and political knowledge
1912 presidential election
Teddy challenged Taft for the republican nomination
Teddy lost formed his own party called the progressive party
The bull moose party
Progressive party
3 candidates- Old republic Taft progressive party Teddy Roosevelt Democrats Woodrow Wilson
Who won
Wilson
Great public speaker
Smart
Went from intellect is to political
Wilson used the people to force the Senate to lower tariffs
Underwood tariff
The First National Banking system since the 1830s
Federal Reserve bank
Whys the federal shank main duty
It’s main duty is to control the money supply
What did Wilson try to stop
Child labour
Sc laws declared it unconstitutional
1909
Blacks formed the NAACP
National Association for the advancement of colored people
What did Teddy establish
National Parks, wildlife refuges, and put one 150 million acres of forest reserves
