Karteikarten
Progressivism
Karten in diesem Stapel (33)
- 1ReformTo change for the better
Example: Passing the “meat
inspection act” - 2ProgressivismFixing society with government change
Example: passing the prohibition of
alcohol (18th amendment) - 3TenementsSlum apartments in cities
Example: the apartment they live in
in The Jungle - 4Political CorruptionUsing a position of power to benefit
yourself or your friends
Example: taking bribes - 5PopulismMore power to ordinary people
Example: 17th amendment allows
for the direct election of senators - 6AmericanizationImmigrants learning to be
“American” - 7Public EducationGovernment run schools
Example: Lancaster City Schools - 8Environmental regulationsLaws about how environment’s
treated
Example: It’s illegal to dump waste
from your factory into rivers - 9ConservationProtecting and preserving the
environment
Example: President Teddy
Roosevelt established many
national parks and protected
wilderness areas - 10SuffrageThe right to vote
- 11Sixteenth AmendmentAllowed 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 AmendmentGranted women the right to vote
- 15Sherman Antitrust ActAnti-monopoly law from 1890
- 16Clayton Antitrust ActStopped Monopolies merging &
helped labor unions - 17MuckrakersJournalists who exposed wrongdoing
Example: Upton Sinclair (wrote The
Jungle) - 18Theodore RooseveltProgressive President: fought for
conservation - 19Federal Reserve SystemCentral Bank created to protect
banks from 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 communication
- 26Social InjusticeUnjust actions are done in a society
- 27PoliciesStatement of intent
- 28Federal GovernmentNational government
- 29ProhibitionForbidding something, especially by law
Example: the banning of alcoholic
beverages - 30InitiativeA bill originating with the people rather
than lawmakers - 31ReferendumA vote on an initiative
- 32RecallEnables voters to remove elected officials
from public office through a special
election - 33Direct PrimaryMade it so the people could choose
candidates rather than party leaders and
political bosses choosing them
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- 10th grade World History Karteikarten am Progressivism, erstellt von ELLA KIRKPATRICK am 15/10/2019.
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- ELLA KIRKPATRICK
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