Florence Kelley, a chief inspector of factories for Illinois, advocated Women and Children’s rights. Not only did Florence Kelly help win passage of the Illinois Factory Act in 1893, which persuaded the court to limit work hours, but she prohibited child labor and limited women’s working hours in the United States. For the most part, Kelley argued to the court because she cared about children and women.
Prohibition, a banning of alcoholic beverages, involved Prohibitionist groups who feared the damaging effect of alcohol. With a faction of people opposing the consumption of alcohol, Congress finally passed the National Prohibition Act on October 1919, allowing increased guidelines for the federal enforcement of Prohibition. However, despite their attempts, they were unsuccessful. Nevertheless, the Prohibition era encouraged the rise of criminal activity associated with bootlegging. Overall, The high price of bootleg liquor meant that the nation’s working class and poor were far more restricted during Prohibition than middle or upper class Americans.
As member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Governor of Wisconsin and a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Robert M. La Follette ran for President of the United States in 1924. While Follette strongly supported the 17th Amendment, which provided for the direct election of senators, …show more content…
Recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended. The minimum number of signatures and the time limit to qualify a recall vary among the states. In addition, the handling of recalls once they qualify differs. In other states, a separate special election is held after the target is recalled, or a replacement is appointed by the Governor or some other state
Prohibition, a banning of alcoholic beverages, involved Prohibitionist groups who feared the damaging effect of alcohol. With a faction of people opposing the consumption of alcohol, Congress finally passed the National Prohibition Act on October 1919, allowing increased guidelines for the federal enforcement of Prohibition. However, despite their attempts, they were unsuccessful. Nevertheless, the Prohibition era encouraged the rise of criminal activity associated with bootlegging. Overall, The high price of bootleg liquor meant that the nation’s working class and poor were far more restricted during Prohibition than middle or upper class Americans.
As member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Governor of Wisconsin and a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Robert M. La Follette ran for President of the United States in 1924. While Follette strongly supported the 17th Amendment, which provided for the direct election of senators, …show more content…
Recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended. The minimum number of signatures and the time limit to qualify a recall vary among the states. In addition, the handling of recalls once they qualify differs. In other states, a separate special election is held after the target is recalled, or a replacement is appointed by the Governor or some other state