1. Discuss the forms of government corruption 2. Explain Progressive reforms to make the government more honest

 How are your class officers elected?

 Read and take notes on p using one of the methods  Questions ◦ What were the election reforms of the Progressives? ◦ How did the Progressive reformers attempt to improve American morality? ◦ How did the goals of the IWW differ from the AFL? ◦ What were the major compromises that came out of the Constitutional Convention?

◦ What did the NAACP and the Urban League have in common? ◦ What was the outcome of Munn v. Illinois? ◦ Why are Carnegie and Rockefeller called “Robber Barons” or “Captains of Industry”? ◦ What was the Indian Removal Act?

 What was some of the governmental corruption that existed at the turn of the 20 th century?

 Reforming Government ◦ Gov. Corruption  cities –Political. Bosses and parties  ex. Philadelphia teachers had to pay $120 of first $141 to city gov.

 states-special interest groups (ex. RRs) ran the state machines (p. 534 – cartoon and quote)

 federal – special interest groups used bribes for votes in Congress (esp. the Senate – who were often put in power by corrupt state machines) – p. 534 for quote and picture

 DIRECT PRIMARY – party elects a candidate that will run later in a general election

 DIRECT ELECTION OF US SENATORS – 17 th amendment (1912)

 SECRET BALLOT

 INTIATIVE – voters have the power to introduce legislation through petition

 REFERENDUM – voters’, through petition, can get a bill on the ballot box

 RECALL – voters can remove an elected official from office

◦ Reforming City Government  city commissions – experts in their fields  city managers – administrators (hired not elected)

◦ Reforming State Gov – The LaFollette Plan/Wisconsin Idea –  Direct primary  Commission Gov.  Gov. Control of the RRS and utilities