1. Review for Test on Progressives

2. 1. Why was it difficult to enforce laws during prohibition?
Sometimes unpopular laws are difficult to enforce. People continued to drink.

3. 2. What was the goal of the Progressive Movement?
Address the problems that came about as a result of industrialization, immigration and urbanization

4. 3. Define Muckraker
Journalists who wrote articles to expose corruption in society and in government. Goal: reform.
Jacob Riis – How the Other half Lives, life in the tenements
Upton Sinclair – The Jungle, meat packing industry
Ida Tarbell – History of Standard Oil, big business
Lincoln Steffans – Shame of the Cities, city government

5. 4. Purpose of Food and Drug and Meat Inspection Act
Roosevelt read The Jungle and realized that consumers had to be protected.
These acts were set up to clean up the meat packing industry.

6. 5. How have the Progressives and the Populists impacted US politics and government?
These 3rd parties have goals that can be eventually absorbed into the major parties.

7. 6. Define: Initiative – voters can suggest legislation
Referendum – voters vote on legislation
Recall – remove officials from office
Direct Primary – members of the party choose candidate
PURPOSE – increase participation in government by citizens

8. 7. Purpose of Progressive Movement
Deal with problems created by industrialization and urbanization
Unsafe living conditions
Unsafe working conditions
Reformers called for change.

9. 8. Purpose of Civil Service Exams
Eliminate spoils system

10. 9. Describe Amendments 16th – Graduated Income tax
17th – Direct election of senators
18th – Prohibition
19th – Women’s suffrage

11. 10. How did Roosevelt and Wilson view big business?
Fix problems associated with big business
Create competition – this will give consumers a choice.

12. 11. Temperance Movement Blame alcohol for problems in society
Carrie Nation, WCTU – called for change
Difficult to enforce law
Amendment is repealed.

13. 12. America more democratic
17th Amendment – direct election of senators

14. 13. Women’s right to vote
19th amendment – want more say – they had been treated unfairly

15. 14. Progressive Presidents and trusts
Interstate Commerce Act – regulate railroad by government
Sherman Antitrust Act – Break up trusts to allow for competition and protect small businesses
Break up bad trusts

16. 15. Federal Reserve
Established to regulate amount of money in circulation

17. 16. Essay Identify 2 Reforms Describe historical background
Goal of movement
Impact
Examples: Temperance, women’s suffrage, Anti-trust Movement