progessivism Flashcards
Reform
to change for the better
progressivism
fixing society with government change
tenements
slum apartments in cities
political corruption
using power to benefit yourself or your friends
populism
more power to ordinary people
americanization
immigrants learning to be american
public education
government run school
environmental regulations
laws about how environments treated
conservation
protecting and preserving evironment
suffrage
right to vote
16th amendment
federal gov. can collect income tax
17th amendment
senators are elected by the people of their state
18th amendment
the banning of alcohol
19th amendment
women are able to vote
clayton antitrust act
stronger than anti trust act
muckrakers
journalist who exposed wrong doing
theodore Roosevelt
progressive president
federal reserve system
central bank created to protect banks from failing