Progressive Era

How did politics change during the Progressive Era?

• More power in businesses

• More power in the central government

• Less rights for individual citizens

• More rights for individual citizens

What did the 17th amendment, 19th amendment, and direct party primaries all have in common?

• You could no longer sell, consume, or buy alcohol.

• There were more ways for citizens to be involved in election process

• They limited what businesses could do in the meat packing industry

• It took rights away from African Americans

MOST of the reform legislation during the Progressive Era dealt with what?

• isolationism

• conservationism and the national parks

• issues related to social injustices

• civil rights for minorities

What was the effect of initiative, referendum, and recall?

• gave more power to the judicial branch

• the government had to respond to the needs of the citizens

• gave more say to women in politics

• political machines had even more power

what did the 17th amendment do?

• gave african americans the right to vote

• senators per state would be determined by population

• you no longer had to pay a poll tax to vote

• citizens now had the ability to directly elect senators

Ida B Wells exposed what practice?

• gambling

• lynching

• alcohol abuse

• child labor

W. E. B. DuBois's philosophy on getting rights for african americans was what?

• organize as a political party to fight for rights

• demand them immediately

• obtain them gradually (be thankful for the ones you've been given)

• leave the country and go somewhere else

Susan B Anthony fought for the passage of which amendment

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 20

Jane Addams is best known for

• efforts muckraking to expose business practices

• social reform programs for urban poor

• leading temperance movement

• first woman representative in congress

How did the creation of the Progressive or Bull Moose party affect the 1912 election

• proved a third party could win the national election

• split the republican party leading to a democratic win

• democrats adopted the progressive party