Friday October 25, 2013 1- turn in HW OPS week 7 2- complete packet using this presentation

Understanding Progressivism in America Use this presentation and your packet to complete the assignments.

Upton Sinclair "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

Think back… Think back to our class demonstration from yesterday. Some students chose to try the Potted Meat and describe how it tasted, its texture and if they would eat it again. Answer the question(s) in the packet labeled “Food Demonstration”. (1-2 sentences)

quote “In a lot of respects we Americans are the rawest and crudest of all. Our production, our factory laws, our charities, our relations between capital and labor, our distribution- all wrong, out of gear. We’ve stumbled along for a while, trying to run a new civilization in old ways, but we’ve got to start to make this world over.” Thomas Edison to Henry Ford (1912)

A)What is Progressivism? Series of movements (1895- 1920) renovate and restore American Society Values Institutions

Wait, wait, wait…. What does it mean to ‘reform’ something?? The commonsense definition would be what?

Reform to put or change into an improved form or condition to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better method or course of action to induce or cause to abandon evil ways to become changed for the better

3 focuses 1) End abuses (trustbusting, consumers’ rights, good government) 2) Supplant (get rid of/replace) corrupt power 3) efficiency in government (apply science and efficiency to economy, social and political institutions!)

1906 Congress Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

Watch these two clips and add to your notes as needed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHF_BWfSPik&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2ppaJwQ9UM&feature=related

AIMS All sought to- Minimize social and economic disorder and establish cooperation between business and government!

B) Progressives Historians often describe this movement as the urban (city) counterpart to Populism. They shared some characteristics They also had very important differences.

Muckrakers appear T. Roosevelt introduced this via John Bunyan’s “Pilgrims Progress” (1678) Def- Muckraking is the process of investigating and reporting allegations of illegal or improper activities in government and business. Investigative journalists are known as muckrakers.

Lincoln Steffens “The Shame of the Cities” (1904) Worked for McClure’s journal Highlights of muckraker journalism

Upton Sinclair “The Jungle” (1906) Fiction 1 part muckraker 1 part socialist "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach." 

Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil (1904) "the regulation of the price of crude and refined oil by the control of the output; and the chief means for sustaining this purpose is still that of the original scheme—a control of oil transportation giving special privileges in rates." 

2- Political Reformers Improve political process by: Having DIRECT PRIMARIES- A preliminary election in which a party's candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people Instead of Party Caucuses:   a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy

reflect Which option do you feel is best for nominating candidates for office? Why? Direct Primary Or Party Caucuses

Political Reformers cont… Other ways to get more people involved! The Initiative: which would empower voters to propose new laws on their own The Referendum: which would enable voters to accept or reject a law The Recall: which would allow voters to remove officials and judges from office before their terms were up

The Progressive Amendments Look over amendments 1-19. The 16, 17, 18 and 19 Amendments are considered the Progressive era amendments. Which of these do you think had the greatest impact on our society? Follow the instructions in your packet.

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883

Spoils System

Voting then and now Use the link below to answer the questions on the last page of the packet. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/elecprocess.html

Turn in Turn in your completed packet to the basket at the end of the hour. Even if you did not finish, turn in what you completed!