Review for Test on Progressives

1. Why was it difficult to enforce laws during prohibition?

Sometimes unpopular laws are difficult to enforce. People continued to drink.

2. What was the goal of the Progressive Movement?

Address the problems that came about as a result of industrialization, immigration and urbanization

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

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.

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.

6. Define:

Initiative – voters can suggest legislationReferendum – voters vote on legislationRecall – remove officials from officeDirect Primary – members of the party

choose candidatePURPOSE – increase participation in

government by citizens

7. Purpose of Progressive Movement

Deal with problems created by industrialization and urbanization

Unsafe living conditionsUnsafe working conditionsReformers called for change.

8. Purpose of Civil Service Exams

Eliminate spoils system

9. Describe Amendments

16th – Graduated Income tax17th – Direct election of senators18th – Prohibition19th – Women’s suffrage

10. How did Roosevelt and Wilson view big business?

Fix problems associated with big businessCreate competition – this will give consumers

a choice.

11. Temperance Movement

Blame alcohol for problems in societyCarrie Nation, WCTU – called for changeDifficult to enforce lawAmendment is repealed.

12. America more democratic

17th Amendment – direct election of senators

13. Women’s right to vote

19th amendment – want more say – they had been treated unfairly

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

15. Federal Reserve

Established to regulate amount of money in circulation

16. Essay

Identify 2 ReformsDescribe historical backgroundGoal of movementImpactExamples: Temperance, women’s suffrage,

Anti-trust Movement