The Age of Reform

The nineteenth century brought about reforms and changes in Parliament. Parliament was not formed overnight. It took hundreds of years of trial and error before Great Britain established the parliament they have today. Many different events played their part in forming the country and shaping parliament. None had as much effect as the events of the nineteenth century. The nineteenth century, or the Victorian age, was a time where change and parliament reform happened. Many acts and legislation…

Health care reform is one of the most controversial topics in the United States because so many people in the country cannot afford health care or may not have the right amount of coverage for certain conditions. The health care system is flawed in that it produces financial and political displeasure in Americans because of expensive plans and rejection of Medicaid expansion to politically break the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”). Health care reform would be a positive change in this country…

Progressive Era’s influence on education reform, an individual who played a prominent…

Immigration in the twentieth century continued to increase caused by the growth of opportunities in the United States. Continued growth of immigration continued the need for reform. The “Anarchist Exclusion Act of 1903 added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and importers of prostitutes” ("List of United States Immigration Laws.”) Twentieth century immigrants known as “undesirables” further grew to prevent the an unwanted change in society. The immigration act…

Theodore Roosevelt When Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States in 1901, he was America's reform politician. He was tough on crime, he was tough on corruption, and he was tough on moral vices. That reputation immortalized his legacy, but to understand it, we need to understand where it came from. Before he was president, Theodore Roosevelt gained firsthand experiences with crime and corruption as the police commissioner of New York City. Lasting only two years in the job,…

According to the lawgovpol website, law reform can be defined as the process of changing and updating laws, so that they reflect the current values and needs of modern society. This idea of change in the law is essential when it comes to the topic of sexual assault and domestic violence. Sexual assault is defined as a forced sexual act, where the victim is either persuaded or physically forced to engage in the act against their will, or any form of sexual touching without the individual 's…

This unstable home environment lead Dix to seek refuge with her wealthy grandmother in Boston, Massachusetts where her blossoming interest in learning and education was strongly encouraged. Two years after moving in with her grandmother, at the young age of only 14, Dix began her career as a teacher. By 1821 she opened her first of several schools for young children in Boston where she continued to champion the belief that women should be afforded the same opportunities in pursuing an education…

The Gilded Age was a time of trusts in which they trusted the companies with too much power. Being very unreasonable with unfair treatment of workers they had a much uncontrolled business. It continued long enough that instead of fixing the problem it lead to the Progressive Time in history. The Progressive Era was the period of reform that lasted from the 1890’s through the 1920’s. During this era the Gilded Age was established and was led to a Progressive Era by giving women and children a…

Social security has long been the United States governments most popular program. Social security was signed into law in 1935. At the time, it was designed to be a key provider of income for Americans who reach the retirement age, become disabled, or pass away. The key idea was that the whole economy would benefit if the money were put into the hands of the older Americans who would spend at a high rate and serve as a stimulator for economic recovery. Social security was set up to pay benefits…

During the Gilded Age, the period that was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath, the government attempted to settle the issues of this age by the reforms of the Progressive Era. The term “gilded” means something is beautiful on the surface but is really worthless underneath; however, it didn’t live up to its name. Although the reform of the Progressive Era attempted to resolve the issues of the Gilded Age; ultimately, it didn’t solve all the problems because there still were…