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15 Cards in this Set
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the 3 goals of the progressives
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1. better economic oppurtunities for all americans
2. wanted to restore the govt. to the poeple 3. wanted to protect citizens from the abuses of industry |
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muckrakers
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nickname given to writers who exposed curruption in newspapers and business/government
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upton sinclair
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wrote a book entitled The Jungle
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Lincoln Steffens
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wrote a book called the shame of the cities
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initiativ
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when voters/people get to vote on a certain bill offered by the legislature
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recall
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allows voters to remove elected officials from office before their term is up
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direct primary / primary systerm
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allows memebers of a political party to choose their candidate
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4 amendments passed by the progressives
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1. 16th amedment (dealt with income tax)
2. 17th amendment- direct election of senators 3. 18th amendment- prohibition- prohibted the sale fo alcoholic beverages 4. 19th amendment- gave women righ tto vote |
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3 progresive presidents
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teddy roosevelt
william howard taft woodrow wilson |
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who became president when mckinely died?
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roosevelt
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square deal
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roosevelts campaign slogan in 1904
- meat inspection act 1906 -pure food and drug act 1906 (two laws passsed to ensure consumer rights |
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bull moose party
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party formed by roosevelt (also known as progressive party)
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woodrow wilson
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2 termed president who won the election of 1912 against roosevelt and taft established the federal reserve system, established the National Park Service
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Clayton Anti Trust Act
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law that put restrictions on large businesses and coporations
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NAACP
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National Associaton for Advancement of Colored People, organization formed to protec the legal rights of African Americans, one of the founders was WEB Dubious
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