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progression vocab
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- 1Reform- To change for the better
- Example: Passing the "meat inspection act" - 2Progressivism- Fixing society with government change
- Example: passing the prohibition of alcohol( 18th amendment) - 3Tenements- Slum apartments in cities
- Example: the apartment they live in The Jungle - 4Political CorruptionUsing a position of power to benefit yourself or your friends
Example: taking bribes - 5Populism- More power to ordinary people
- Example: 17th amendment allows for direct election of senators - 6Americanization- Immigrants learning to be American
- 7Public Education- Government run schools
- Example: Lancaster City Schools - 8Environmental regulations- Laws about how environment's treated
- Example: It's illegal to dump waste fro your factory into rivers - 9Conservation- Protecting and preserving the environment
- Example: President Teddy Roosevelt established many national parks and protected wilderness areas - 10Suffrage- The right to vote
- 1116th Amendment- The federal government can collect income tax
- 1217th Amendment- Senators are directly elected by the people of their state, rather than being appointed by the state government
- 1318th Amendment- Prohibition
- Banned Alcohol everywhere in the U.S. - 1419th Amendment- Gave women the right to vote
- 15Sherman Antitrust Act- Anti- monopoly law from 1890
- 16Clayton Antitrust Act- Stopped Monopolies merging and helped labor unions
- 17Muckrakers- Journalists who exposed wrongdoing
- Example: Upton Sinclair (wrote The Jungle) - 18Theodore Roosevelt- Progressive President: fought for conservation
- 19Federal Reserve System- Central Bank created to protect banks from failing
- 20Lobbying- Seek to influence a politician or public official on an issue
- 21Special Interest Groups- An organization seeking or receiving special advantages, typically through lobbying
- 22Political Parties- Group of people who have the same ideology and political positions
- 23Public Opinion- Views common among the general public
- 24Farmers Alliance- Organization to make life better for farmers
- 25Media- Forms of mass communication
- 26Social Injustice- Unjust actions are done in a society
- 27Policies- Statement of intent
- 28Federal Government- National Government
- 29Prohibition- Forbidding something, especially by law
- Examples: the banning of alcoholic beverages - 30Initiative- A bill originating with the people rather than lawmakers
- 31Referendum- A vote on an initiative
- 32Recall- Enables voters to remove elected officials from public office through a special election
- 33Direct Primary- Made ot so the people could choose candidates rather than party leaders and political bosses choosing them
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- Flashcards on progression vocab, created by ADALYNN SMITH on 31/10/2019.
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