Sara Dorough Flashcards
Australian Ballot
What the US has, a private ballot
You don’t have to tell your vote
Initiative
People have right to a new law
Referendum
A law passed by the legislature can be reference to the people for approval or to veto
Recall
The people can petition and vote to have an elected official removed from office
Direct Primary
Voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
Coal Strike of 1902
Also known as the “Anthracite Coal Strike”
Main workers demanded a 20% wage increase and troops get involved
Settled on a 9 hour work day and 10% wage increase
Election of 1912
Democrats nominated Woodrow Wilson
The republicans were split between Taft and Roosevelt’s Bull moose party
Republicans were a minority for the next 6 years
The “Bull Moose” Party
Roosevelt’s third-party in the election of 1912
Underwood Tariff
Provided a substantial reduction of tariff rates, reduced import fees, and enacted a graduated income tax
Clayton Act DONE
DONE Clayton Anti-Trust Act) sought to exempt labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution while explicitly legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing
Federal Trade Commission
Created to investigate industries
Engages in interstate commission
Expected to crush monopolies
Federal reserve system
Created a federal reserve board and reformed the banking system
Imperialism
A strong nation needs to dominate other countries politically motivated socially, religiously, and economically
The Spanish-American War
Conflict between the US and Spain
War lasted 113 days and advertise that the US was a world power
“Yellow Journalism”
Ideas created by Joseph Pulitzer to take up new technology possibilities for journalism
A sensational style of writing and reporting
