The Progressive Movement
What type of reforms were the 17th Amendment and anti-trust laws? Progressive reforms on the national level.
What was the 17th Amendment? Direct election of United States senators
What was the major weakness in the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? The wording was too vague.
What was the name of the early twentieth century social and political reform movement, which occurred on every level of government in the United States? The Progressive Movement
Name a leader of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Susan B. Anthony
At what level of government were child labor laws an example of a Progressive reform? State government
Which Progressive president was known for offering the American people a “Square Deal”? Theodore Roosevelt
What does anti-trust mean? Anti-monopoly
What Progressive president was known for the New Freedom? Woodrow Wilson
Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote? 19th Amendment
What did the term “trust” mean during the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A business monopoly
What is another word for the right to vote? Suffrage
What does the term monopoly mean? Absence of Competition
Who were the Muckrakers? Progressive writers who wrote about social and political evils in late 19th and early 20th century America.
What did the Clayton Anti-Trust Act do? 1) Outlawed price fixing; 2) Exempted unions from the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Name 5 ways the Progressives tried to make government more democratic at the state level?
Referendum Initiative Recall Secret Ballot Primary Elections
By what process may citizens vote on laws passed by a legislative body? Referendum
What process permits citizens to propose laws to their state or local governments? Initiative
By what process may citizens vote to remove government officials from office before they have finished their terms? Recall election
What does one call an election in which voters nominate a political party’s candidates for office? Primary election
In what two ways did Progressives try to make local governments less corrupt, more efficient, and more responsive to the people?
Commission form of city gov’t. Council/manager form of city gov’t.
How does the council/manager form of city gov’t. work? Voters elect a city council City council hires a preofessional manager to serve as the city’s administrator