progressivism Flashcards
1
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Reform
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- To change for the better
- Example: passing the ¨ meat inspection act ¨
2
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progressivism
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- Fixing society with government change
- Example: passing the prohibition of alcohol (18th amendment)
3
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tenements
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- slum apartments in cities
- Example: the apartment they live in in the jungle
4
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political corruption
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- using a position of power to benefit yourself or your friends.
Example: taking bribes.
5
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populism
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-more power to ordinary people.
6
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Americanization
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-Immigrants learning to be ¨american¨.
7
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public education
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- government-run schools
- Example: Lancaster City schools.
8
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Environmental regulations
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- Laws about how environments treated
- Example: its illegal to dump waste from your factory int rivers.
9
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Conservation
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- protecting and preserving the environment.
10
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suffrage
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- the right to vote.
11
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16th amendment
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- The federal government can collect income tax.
12
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17th Amendment
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- senators are directly elected by the people of their state, rather than being appointed by the state government.
13
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18th amendment
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- Prohibition
- Banned alcohol everywhere in the us
14
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19th amendment
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- Gave women the right to vote.
15
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Sherman Anit- trust
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- Anti- monopolies merging and helped labor unions.
