Corruption
They were powerful organizations that dominated county and city government.
What are political machines?
They supported the law to protect public health.
What was the AMA?
Robert La Follette was governor of this state.
What is Wisconsin?
They were reformers who worked to improve society in the 1880's.
Who were the Progressives?
This group exchanged votes for jobs, education, homes and food.
Who are immigrants?
This machine controlled Kansas City, MO government.
What was the Pendergast Machine?
This law set up a merit system for awarding federal jobs.
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
This amendment to the Constitution allowed for the direct vote of US Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
A petition asking for a vote to remove an official from office before his term was up.
What was recall?
They exposed the filth of society in books and magazines.
Who were the Muckrakers?
He stole $200 from the city of New York in the 1880's.
Who was Boss Tweed?
He was "killed by the spoils system."
Who is James Garfield?
The plan that made information on how politicians voted public was called this.
What was the Wisconsin Plan?
This permitted voters to approve or reject a law that had already been passed.
What is referendum?
He was assassinated by Charles Guiteau.
Who was James A. Garfield?
One of the most notorious, this machine controlled New York City.
What was Tammany Hall?
He supported early childhood education.
Who was John Dewey?
Stuffed ballot boxes and voting multiple times are examples of this.
What is election fraud?
This procedure allowed voters to propose a new a law by collecting signatures on a petition.
What is inititiative?
She exposed the unfair business practices of Standard Oil.
Who was Ida Tarbell?