USHX Chapter 8. 2 Progressive Ideals
Drill: Political Machines & Mugwumps
Political Machines: organizations that guaranteed votes at election time
Mugwumps: (slang) Republican reformers in the 1884 presidential election
OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to evaluate the contributions of middle-class reformers and muckrakers by describing the ways that progressives changed government and by explaining how progressives addressed the nation’s social problems.
Notes
1. In the late 1800s a group of reformers began working to improve society.
2. Progressives wanted to address the social and political problems caused by rapid growth
3. Progressive leaders focused their efforts in a variety of areas. These included improving: a. health, b. education, b. government, and regulating business.
4.Direct Primaries allowed voters to choose candidates for public office.
5. Initiative were started to give voters the ability to propose a new law.
6. Referendum were organized to allow voters to approve or disapprove of legislation
7. Zoning was developed to regulate the types of buildings or businesses 8. Journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics had the nickname muckrakers.
9. Ida Tarbell wrote articles about the unfair business practices of Standard Oil Company.
10. Voters, not state legislators, choose U.S. senators with the Seventeenth Amendment.
11. Some states adopted the recall, which allows voters the opportunity to remove an elected official from office before the end of his or her term.
12. Some reformers wanted to fight corruption and waste in city government by using either a council-manager system or a commission government.
Reviewing the Facts
1. progressives 6. recall2. muckrakers 7. initiative
3. Standard Oil 8. referendum
4. direct primary 9. council-manager
5. Seventeenth Amendment / Matching
1. C
2. F
3. B
4. L
5. I / 6.E
7.H
8.G
9.K
10.J
11. Progressive leaders focused their efforts on improving health and education among the poor, reforming government, and regulating business.
12. Reformers introduced the direct primary, which allowed voters to choose candidates for public office. Some cities and states also began using the recall, the initiative, and the referendum.
Summary: In today’s lesson we evaluated the contributions of middle-class reformers and muckrakers explained how progressives addressed the nation’s social problems.
Homework: progressives & muckrakers
Progressives: reformers who wanted to improve social and political problems
Muckrakers: journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics
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Name ______Class ______Date ______
USHX Chapter 8. 2 Progressive Ideals
REVIEWING FACTS Choose the correct item from the following list to complete the statements below.
referendum Seventeenth Amendment “muckrakers”
direct primary council-manager initiative
recall progressives Standard Oil
1. The ______tried to correct the causes of crime, poverty, and disease.
2. Journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics had the nickname ______.
3. Ida Tarbell wrote a series of articles pointing out the unfair business practices of the ______Company.
4. Reformers broadened political participation with measures such as the ______which allows voters, rather than party leaders, to select political candidates.
5. Voters, not state legislators, now vote directly for U.S. senators since the ratification of the ______.
6. Some states adopted the ______, which allows voters the opportunity to remove an elected official from office before the end of his or her term.
7. A measure called ______gives voters in some states the opportunity to propose new laws.
8. In some states, voters have the opportunity to overrule laws with which they disagree by holding a ______.
9. Some reformers wanted to fight corruption and waste in city government by using either a ______system or a commission government.
MATCHING Match each of the following people or terms with the correct description by writing the letter of the description in the space provided. Some descriptions will not be used.
______1. progressives______2. Joseph McCormack
______3. direct primary
______4. recall
______5. referendum
______6. muckrakers
______7. Wisconsin Idea
______8. Seventeenth
Amendment
______9. initiative
___ __10. John Dewey / a. outlawed slavery in the United States
b. political measure that allows voters to choose candidates for public office rather than relying on the choices of party leaders
c. reformers, often middle-class, who began working in the late 1800s to improve society by promoting health and education in poor neighborhoods, reforming government, and improving working conditions
d. political measure that ensures voter privacy
e. nickname given to journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics and investigated urban issues and racial discrimination
f. reorganized the American Medical Association and led it to support laws protecting public health
g. allows Americans to vote directly for U.S. senators
h. program of state government reform developed by Republican governor Robert La Follette and adopted as a model by other progressives
i. political measure that allows voters to approve or disapprove legislation already proposed or passed by a state or local government
j. educator and philosopher who developed methods to teach children problem-solving skills
k. political measure that gives voters the opportunity to propose new laws
l. political measure that gives voters an opportunity to remove an elected official from office before the end of his or her term
What were the common goals of most progressives?
How did progressives change government?
Define the following:
Direct Primary
Initiative
Referendum
Zoning
In your own words, summarize today’s lesson.