Reforms
This required inspectors to examine the meatpacking industry and eliminate unsanitary pratices
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Frank Baum created this allegory with the characters that illustrated the plight of the farmers during the populist movement
The Wizard of Oz
What was the name for journalists and writers that exposed corruption in the government and corporations?
Muckrackers
This system controlled the politics of major cities and revolved around an exchange of favors between the parties involved
Political machines
What's Mr. Prussman's favorite holiday?
None of them
What was the reason behind the prohibition?
They wanted to reduce crime, sin, and increase productivity
What group of people started the populist movement?
Farmers
What was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair that described the meat factories?
The Jungle
What does laissez-faire mean?
"let to do" or "hands off"
belief that the government shouldn't be powerful or controlling, especially over businesses.
What was Mr. Prussman's first job?
Pizza Shoppe
This was created to provide funding for government programs and a person's wages determined what percentage they would have to pay
graduated income tax
What is the Australian secret ballot?
Keeps who you vote for secret, stops voter intimidation
What did Ida Wells work to ban?
Lynching
Which president was assassinated by a deranged office seeker?
James Garfield
Mr. Prussman has one tattoo with color on it, what is it?
The 17th Amendment gave voters the right to elect people to what body of government?
Senate
What does it mean to be on the "gold standard"?
paper currency is backed by gold
What was the name of the man who was murdered by a mob in Saint Joseph in 1933?
Lloyd Warner
What was the name of the famous political boss in Kansas City?
T.J. Pendergast
Who's Mr. Prussman's celebrity crush?
Jane from Breaking Bad
Emilia Clarke
What progressive reform provides voters with the authority to remove corrupt politicians from office?
Recall
Give two reasons why Populism declined
The economy recovered, crop prices rose
Urbanization
The party split on racial issues
Discovery of more gold out west
Most of their ideas/agenda was incorporated into the democratic party
Name one of the women reformers and what they accomplished
Jane Addams: Hull House, helped immigrants and poor
Florence Kelley: worked to ban child labor
Carrie Nation (hatchet granny): Ban alcohol
Carrie Chapman Catt: worked to get women's suffrage
What Act required government workers to pass a test or prove competency before they got the job?
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Where has Mr. Prussman visited in the world?
France
Switzerland
Germany
Czech Republic