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Goals of Progressivism
Protecting Social Welfare
Promoting Moral improvement
Creating eco. reform
Fostering efficiency
Promoting Moral Improvement
Prohibition
: the banning of alcoholic beverages
Suffrage
: attempting to get women the right to vote
Reform at the State Level
Efforts to limiting working hours
Muller v. Oregon- Court upholds limiting women to 10 hr workday
Bunting v. Oregon- upholds 10 hr workday for men
Reformers win workers' compensation for families of injured, killed
Protecting Social Welfare
Child labor laws
Reduction in the work week
Social services tp help the poor and the immigrants
Cleaning up state gov.
Direct primary
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Direct Primary
an election in which the voters cast ballots to select nominees for an upcoming election
Initiative
Process that allows citizens to gather signatures on petitions to get a prosposed law on the ballot
Referendum
Citizens may demand, via petition, to be able to vote for or against a law
Recall
Gave citizens the ability to vote bad officials out of office
Reforming Local Gov.
Galveston:
-huricane and tidal wave led to an emergency situation
-4 member commission of experts are given the task to rebuild the city
Dayton
a flood led to the creation of council-manager gov.
Council writes the laws
Manager runs the city
Teddy Roose. Progressive Presidency
Square Deal
Trustbusting
Pure food and drug Act
16 amend.
17 amend.
Roose. Square Deal
"Everyone deserves a square deal"
Roose. is going to use the Presidency to start programs
Sherman Anit-Trust Act
Outlawed monopolies and practicers that resulted in unfair business practices
Roose. used this to go after big trusts
Meat Inspection Act
Created rules for cleanliness
Created a progream for meat inspection
Pure Food And Drug Act
Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medecines
Called for truth in labeling
U.S. Forest Service
To protect and manage the nation's water and timber resources
Strengthen by Teddy Roose.
16th Amendment
Gave congress the power to levy an
Income Tax
17th Amendment
Provided for the direct election of senators
Author
Daisyh367
ID
182670
Card Set
Progressivism
Description
1890-1920
Updated
11/9/2012, 9:01:28 PM
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