progressivism

Jacob Riis

He was a photographer in New York who revealed how bad living conditions were in tenements

George Waring

He cleaned the streets in New York which made living conditions safer and cleaner

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

The building caught on fire and many women died because they did not have lots of emergency exits

Settlement House

A community center that provided social services to urban poor

Jane Addams

A leading figure in the settlement house movement; she opened the Hull House I’m Chicago

Progressive

movemenr that responded to pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms

John Muir

Created Yosemite national park

Direct Primary

Enabled all members of police’s party instead of political machines to choose the people who would represent their party in a general election

Secret Ballot

A method in which a citizens choices are anonymous, preventing attempts to influence the citizen

Muckraker

A writer who dramatized the need for reform through sensational investigative reports that uncovered a variety of ills affecting America

17th amendment

Started to direct election of Senators

Initiative

Gave citizens the power to propose a law and, with signatures on a petition, to have that law appear on the ballot for voters to decide in the next election

Referendum

It gave power to vote whether to approve or reject a law, after getting enough signatures on a petition

Recall

Gave citizens the power to vote to approve or reject an elected official, after getting enough signatures on a petition