Ch. 8 Progressivism: Section 1 The Rise of Progressivism Flashcards

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