Studied by 89 peopleprogressivism
a collection of different ideas and activities which had many different views about how to fix the problems they believed existed in American society
muckraker
a journalist who uncovers, abuses, and corruption in a society
commission plan
a plan in which a city’s government is divided into different departments with different functions, each placed under the control of a commissioner
direct primary
a vote held by all members of a political party to decide their candidate for puplic office. all party members could vote for a candidate to run in the general election
initiative
allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it
legislation
a proposed law to be voted on by a governing body
referendum
allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval
recall
allowed voters to demand a special edition to remove an elected official from office before their term had expired
suffrage
the movement for women’s voting rights
strategy
a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim
funds
a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose, these laws established insurance financed by employers
temperance
moderation in or abstinence from alcohol
advocated
publicly recommend or support; the moderation or elimination of alcohol
prohibition
laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol, the Anti-Sabon league pressed for it
socialism
the idea that the government should own and operate industry for the community as a whole, they wanted the government to buy up large companies, especially industries that affected everyone, such as railroads and utilities
Jacob Riis
a muckraker who wrote an influential book, How the Other Half Lives, published in 1890, describing the poverty, disease, and crime that afflicted many immigrant neighborhoods in New York City
Robert La Follette
Republican to be governor, used his office to attack the way political parties ran their conventions. political reform first came to the state level when Wisconsin voters elected him
Alice Paul
a Quaker social worker who headed NAWSA’s congressional committee. had organized the Washington march
trigger
caused by a particular action, process, or situation; the stock battle almost caused financial panic that could have plunged the nation into a recession
arbitration
a settlement imposed y an outside party, Roosevelt urged the union and the owners to accept
issue
an important topic or problem for debate or discussion; when Roosevelt took office, he was not greatly concerned about consumer problems
environmental
relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition; Roosevelt put his stamp on the presidency most clearly in the area
Square Deal
Roosevelt’s reform domestic program during his second term
Northern Securities
the 3 men ultimately compromised by creating a giant new holding company, the formation alarmed many Americans
United Mine workers
a union who had called a strike of the miners who dug anthracite, or hard coal
Hepburn Act
Roosevelt pushed the Act intended to strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) by giving it the power to set railroad rates
Upton Sinclair
in 1906, published a book called the Jungle, featuring appalling descriptions of conditions in the meatpacking industry
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