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Progressivism Vocab
Karten in diesem Stapel (33)
- 1ReformTo change for the better
Ex: Passing the "meat inspection - 2ProgressivismFixing society with government change
Ex: passing the prohibition of alcohol
(18th amendment) - 3TenementsSlum apartments in cities
Ex: the apartment they live in the jungle - 4Political CorruptionUsing a position of power to benefit yourself or your friends
Ex: taking bribes - 5PopulismMore power to ordinary people
Ex: 17th amendment allows for the direct election of senators - 6AmericanizationImmigrants learning to be "American"
- 7Public EducationGovernment run schools
Ex: Lancaster City Schools - 8Environmental RegulationsLaws about how environment's treated
Ex: It's illegal to jump waste from your factory into rivers. - 9ConservationProtecting and preserving the environment
Ex: President Teddy Roosevelt established many national parks and protected wilderness areas. - 10SuffrageThe right to vote
- 1116th AmendmentThe federal government can collect income tax
- 1217th AmendmentSenators are directly elected by the people of their state, rather than being appointed by the state government
- 1318th AmendmentProhibition
Banned Alcohol everywhere in the U.S - 1419th AmendmentGave women the right to vote
- 15Sherman Antitrust ActAnti-monopoly law from 1890
- 16Clayton Antitrust ActStopped monopolies merging & help labor unions
- 17MuckrakersJournalist who exposed wrongdoing
Ex: Upton Sinclair (wrote The Jungle) - 18Theodore RooseveltProgressive President: fought for conservation.
- 19Federal Reserve SystemCentral bank created to protect banks form failing
- 20LobbyingSeek to influence a politician or public official on an issue.
- 21Special Interest GroupsAn organization seeking or receiving special advantages, typically through lobbying
- 22Political PartiesGroup of people who have the same ideology and political positions.
- 23Public OpinionViews common among the general public
- 24Farmers AllianceOrganization to make life better for farmers
- 25MediaForms of mass communications
- 26Social InjusticeUnjust actions are done in a society
- 27PoliciesStatement of intent
- 28Federal GovernmentNational government
- 29ProhibitionForbidding something, especially by law
Ex: the banning of alcoholic beverages - 30InitiativeA bill originating with the people rather than lawmakers.
- 31ReferendumA vote on an intiative
- 32RecallEnables voters to remove elected officials from public
- 33Direct PrimaryMade it so the people could choose candidate rather than party leaders and political bosses choosing them
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- Karteikarten am Progressivism Vocab, erstellt von SHAY ADAMS am 18/10/2019.
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