Part 1
people who took political action to achieve reforms
Progressive Activists/ Progressives
citizens voted in a private booth
Secret Ballot
Roosevelt’s program of reform focusing on regulating big business and protecting workers and consumers
Square Deal
The ____________ amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
What is the largest animal in the world
Blue Whale
Progressives opposed_________________________ . They felt domination of rich and powerful was a distortion of democracy. "survival of the fittest"
Darwin's theory of Natural selection/ Social Darwinism
the limited use of natural resources
Conservation
What organization was started by W.E.B. Du Bois?
NAACP
prohibition of “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors”
18th
Who was the youngest president and at what age did they become president?
Teddy Roosevelt, 42
rural movement to improve conditions of famers, help the common person who had been neglected by the rich and elites of socieity
Populism
process which voters can remove an elected official before his or her term expires through a petition
Recall
citizens can propose and pass a law without the state legislature
Initiative
Income tax amendment
16th
What player had the longest playing career in NFL history?
Morten Andersen (1982-2007)
receive pay when injured at work
Workers Compensation Laws
elections held rather than party leaders picking candidates
Direct Primary
supported low tariffs in his party platform but in 1909 after taking office he signed the Payne-Aldrich Bill, which raised tariffs and tarnished his record as a progressive
William Howard Taft
the protecting of wilderness lands from all forms of development
preservation
Who is the youngest head coach to ever win the Super Bowl? What team did he coach?
Sean McVay, LA Rams
Double Points: religious movement believing society must take responsibility for the less fortunate
Social Gospel
Double Points: Organization established by Florence Kelly 1904, convinced 39 states by 1904 to prohibit child labor
National Child labor Committee
He was the socialist candidate that ran for president in the 1912 election:
*If you get this right you may steal up to 300 points from another team OR take the 500 points
Eugene V. Debs
direct election of senators, gave the people more power
17th
What year was the pledge of allegiance written?
1892