The Progressive Movement Power Point 1 – Part 2 Causes and Goals VUS.8d: The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early 20th century by: d) Identifying the causes and impact of the Progressive Movement, including the excesses of the Gilded Age, child labor …
Commission System Departments controlled by commissioners – not the mayor - Fire, police, garbage Ex: New York City
Council - Manager City Council make the laws City Manager administers the laws Ex: Virginia Beach
Reforms of State Government Initiatives + Referendums State laws made and voted on by State voters
Recall Way for State voters to remove bad elected officials Protestor petitioning to recall Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin 2011
17th Amendment (1913) Voters directly elect their US Senators
Other Voting Reforms Secret Ballots Primaries for Prez. /Congress
The Muckrakers Journalists Muckrakers expose horrible conditions children are required to work in expose big business + Gov’t corruption
CHILD LABOR Child Labor Laws limit the age, job, and hours children can work