2999113824 | Progressivism | Series of responses to problems in American society that had emerged from the growth of industry. Reaction against laissez-faire economics and unregulated markets. | ![]() | 0 |
2999113825 | Muckraker | a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in society | ![]() | 1 |
2999115022 | Robert LaFollette | progressive who modeled his state of Wisconsin after Progressive ideals | ![]() | 2 |
2999115023 | the laboratory of democracy | Reputation of Wisconsin as a model of progressive reform | ![]() | 3 |
2999115024 | scientific management | Progressive believed using this would help fix society and government | 4 | |
2999116202 | direct primary | a vote held by all members of a political party to decide their candidate for public office | 5 | |
2999116203 | initiative | the right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters or the legislature for approval | 6 | |
2999116204 | referendum | the practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature | 7 | |
2999117243 | recall | Giving voters the option to call for special election in order to remove an official from office | 8 | |
2999117244 | commission plan | System of local government that replaced the mayor and city council with five expert commissioners | 9 | |
2999117245 | 17th Amendment | It led to the direct election of senators and was intended to counter senate corruption. | 10 | |
2999119653 | Suffrage | the right to vote | 11 | |
2999119654 | Carrie Chapman Catt | president of the National American Women's Suffrage Association | 12 | |
2999119655 | 19th Amendment | granted women the right to vote | 13 | |
2999121028 | John Spargo | Author of "The Bitter Cry of the Children", which detailed evidence of poor child labor conditions. | 14 | |
2999121029 | Child Labor | Most emotional progressive issue, led states to set minimum age laws for employment. | 15 | |
2999121030 | Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company | This event raised major safety and health concerns after a fire broke out in a locked factory, resulting in nearly 150 deaths. Led to new laws reforming the labor code. | 16 | |
2999122561 | zoning laws | Regulated how land and buildings could be used: commercial, residential, or other development. | 17 | |
2999124270 | temperance/prohibition | laws banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages | 18 |
Ch. 8 Progressivism: Section 1 The Rise of Progressivism Flashcards
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