Progressive Politicians

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Chapter 10 Progressive Politicians 1900-1920
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Can you name three issues of the Progressive
Movement? 1. 2. 3.
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Section 1 Reforming Government A. Voting
reform 1. Direct Primary- nominating election
in which voters choose the candidates
who later run in a general election 2.
17th Amendment-gave voters the power to
elect their senators directly
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3. Secret Ballot-lists all candidates on the
same sheet of paper 4. Power of
initiative- give voters the power to
initiate, or introduce legislation a certain
of people can put it on the ballot for
approval 5. Right to referendum-friend to the
initiative, certain of signatures
can place a newly passed law on the
ballot for approval
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6. Right of recall-remove an elected
official from office by calling for a
special election
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• Reforms of city government
• 1. Improvement of the police force
• 2. Improvement of municipal services
• 3. Labor reforms
• 4. Hiring of city managers

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• Goals of progressive state leaders
• 1. Direct primaries
• 2. Increased taxes on railroads and public
  utilities
• 3. Laws to curb lobbying
• 4. Stricter controls on certain industries
• 5. Labor reform
• 6. Improvement of social services

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Section 2 Roosevelt and the Square Deal A.
President Roosevelts governing
style -Roosevelt used his office as a bully
pulpit to try to balance the interests of
business, consumers, and labor.
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B. Government reasons for regulating trusts 1.
Trusts often competed unfairly, in practices such
as requiring rebates or discounts. 2.
Trusts sometimes sold inferior products. 3.
Trusts sometimes corrupted public officials.
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C. Roosevelt and the conservation movement 1.
recognized that natural resources were
limited 2. saw that business interests tended to
dominate, to the detriment of the
environment 3. created forest reserves 4.
started a reclamation policy 5. worked to create
national parks 6. was influenced by his friend,
Gifford Pinchot, who coined the word
conservation
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Section 3 Reform Under Taft A. Progressive
reforms under Taft 1. Extended the power of
the interstate commerce commission -Mann-El
kins Act-telephone and telegraph
companies 2. Added more land to the forest
reserve 3. Created the Department of
Labor- enforced labor laws
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• 4. Passed labor-safety laws
• 5. Adoption of the 16th amendment-graduated
  income tax
• Division in the Republican Party
• 1. Over Tafts performance
• Payne-Aldrich Tariff
• 2. The Ballinger-Pinchot affair