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- 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 - 1016th AmendmentThe federal government can collect income tax
- 1117th AmendmentSenators are directly elected by the people of their state, rather than being appointed by the state government
- 1218th AmendmentProhibition
Banned Alcohol everywhere in the U.S. - 1319th AmendmentGave women the right to vote
- 14Sherman Antitrust ActAnti-monopoly law from 1890
- 15Clayton Antitrust ActStopped Monopolies merging & helped labor unions
- 16MuckrakersJournalists who exposed wrongdoing
Example: Upton Sinclair (wrote The Jungle) - 17Theodore RooseveltProgressive President: fought for conservation
- 18Federal Reserve SystemCentral Bank created to protect banks from failing
- 19LobbyingSeek to influence a politician or public official on an issue
- 20Political PartiesGroup of people who have the same ideology and political positions
- 21Public OpinionViews common among the general public
- 22Farmers AllianceOrganization to make life better for farmers
- 23MediaForms of mass communication
- 24Social InjusticeUnjust actions are done in a society
- 25PoliciesStatement of intent
- 26Federal GovernmentNational government
- 27ProhibitionForbidding something, especially by law
Example: the banning of alcoholic beverages - 28InitiativeA bill originating with the people rather than lawmakers
- 29ReferendumA vote on an initiative
- 30RecallEnables voters to remove elected officials from public office through a special election
- 31Direct PrimaryMade it so the people could choose candidates rather than party leaders and political bosses choosing them
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