Progressive Era
Progressives believed in the importance of:
What is the Public Interest
What is a Muckracker?
is journalist that wanted to expose corruption and abuses in industry and goverment
This reform allowed voters to remove an elected official from office
Recall
What is the purpose of the 16th Amendment?
is to create a national income tax which to make up for lost revenue from tariffs
I was known as The Progressive President
Teddy Roosevelt
The Progressive Era is also called
What is The Gilded Age
Who wrote the Jungle?
is Upton Sinclair
What was the Overall Goal of the Progressive Era
To give more power to the people
The Progressive Movement was primarily a response to problems created by
Industrailization
What is this Quote Referring too? "In short, our aim should be , no to destroy, but effectively... to regulate and control in the public interest, the great instrumentalities of modern business....."
Trusts/Anti-Trust legislation
If I believe that Alcoholic beverages are bad what movement am I a part of?
The Temperance Movement
Ida Tarbell was not afraid to fight the right and powerful John D. Rockefeller. How did she express her opinion and what did she conclude?
writing a series of articles. She concluded that he was always an unfair competitor.
Before the General Election how do voters choose their party's candidates?
What is Primary Election
in response to large numbers of vacant federal jobs and corruption this Commission was created?
The Civil Service Commission
What was the Square Deal?
a program proposed by Teddy Roosevelt that conserved natural resources, controlled corporate greed, and protected consumers
Reformers who want to improve America Life.
What is a Progressive
I love to express my opinion using Political Cartoons! William Tweed was a favorite target of mine! Who am I?
Thomas Nast
Who Fought for causes that liberated women?
Elizabeth Candy Stanton
What was the cause of the Conservation movement during the Progressive Era?
the destruction of natural resources/protecting our natural resources
What was the general approach that Theodore Roosevelt had to governing
is blending several different political ideas to satisfy the people
What does the 16th, 17th,18th, and 19th Amendment define?
16th - Gave the federal government the power to collect income tax. 17th - Established that senators would be directly elected.the 18th Amendment, launching Prohibition; in 1920 came the 19th Amendment and women's suffrage.
I am best known for my photographs of people living in New York Cities poorest slums. Who am I
is Jacob Riis
What is the difference between a Referendum and Initiative?
A Referendum allowed voters to put a bill on the ballot and vote it into law An Initiative gave voters the right to put a bill before a State Legislator
Outrage over the Jungle led to the passage of what legislation?
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The first US President to side with Labor Unions over big business was?
Teddy Roosevelt