Progressive Reforms at the State and Local Levels of Government

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Progressive Reforms at the State and Local Levels of Government

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