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Unit 3 Progressivism
Flashcards do conjunto (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) - 3Tenements• Slum 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 - 5Populism• More power to ordinary people
• Example: 17th amendment allows
for the 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
from your factory into rivers - 9Conservation• Protecting and preserving the
environment
• Example: President Teddy
Roosevelt established many
national parks and protected
wilderness areas - 10SuffrageThe right to vote
- 1116th Amendment• Allowed income tax
- 1217th AmendmentSenators 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 AmendmentGranted women the right to vote
- 15Sherman Antitrust Act• Anti-monopoly law from 1890
- 16Clayton Antitrust Act• Stopped Monopolies merging &
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
• Example: 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 it so the people could choose
candidates rather than party leaders and
political bosses choosing them
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