1. Agenda Get a MME Book Write down essential questions
put it into your notes for this chapter
Write down essential questions
Take notes (7 slides of notes)
10 minutes or so to finish C8 worksheet
Go over it
Progressive Legislation writing activity
2 paragraphs 7-10 sentences

2. Major Changes in the Constitution
The Progressive Era
Major Changes in the Constitution

3. Essential Questions
How would the 16th Amendment change the way that the government taxed?
Explain the importance of the 17th Amendment, and why electing Senators is important?
Explain the importance of the 18th Amendment.
Summarize the importance of the Progressive Era and explain how it changed the United States.

4. 16th Amendment Government relied on income from tariffs
Progressives argued that this process drove up the prices on goods bought by the working classes
By passing the 16th Amendment Congress now had the right to collect taxes and in theory, derive its income from the wealthy classes

5. 17th Amendment Movement began in Oregon in 1904
by 1913 enough states were electing their senators this way to amend the constitution
Amendment was passed in the very same year that allowed states to elect their own senators.

6. 18th Amendment
1919: This amendment prohibited the sale and manufacturing of liquor.
It was later repealed, or removed, from law in 1933 by passing the 21st Amendment.

7. Other Reforms for Voters Rights
Initiative: Process allowing citizens to propose new laws by obtaining certain percentages of voters’ signatures on a petition.
Referendum: Gave voters more direct role in legislation by allowing citizens the ability to demand via petition that a law passed be “referred” to the voters for a final approval or rejection.
Recall: Gives voters the right to remove an elected official before the next election date.

8. Other Reforms for Voters Rights
Throughout the country, party leaders hand picked who would run for office.
1904 Governor La Follette, of Wisconsin, had instituted a “Direct Primary.”
This allowed voters to cast ballots to determine nominees for the upcoming elections.
By 1916, all but three states had direct primaries.