Warm-Up4/27

• Take out your terms and charts from yesterday so we can get back to work!

Warm-UpMonday 4/30

• Why might people support a ban on alcohol in the early 1900s?

Moral Reforms

Moral ReformMany felt the Morals of our society were at the root

of many turn of the century problems. - Moral Reformers sought to promote Moral

Improvements:

• End Prostitution• End Gambling• End Drunkenness• Educate Children• Americanize and/or

Restrict Entry of Immigrants

• The Evils of Alcohol

Moral Reform

Carrie Nation – “Saloon Smasher”

• Extremely religious upbringing

• Married a drinker (against parents wishes) who died when their daughter was an infant

• Second marriage also unsuccessful - divorced

Carrie Nation – “Saloon Hatcher”

• Used a hatchet to meet goals of temperance movement:

1. destroy property

2. convert saloon keepers

• It’s February 1918 and your temperance organization is trying to rally support so that Delaware will ratify the 18th Amendment.

• Your group must make a poster showing your support for temperance.

• The poster should convince me to support the temperance movement so it should represent views that many temperance supporters had.

Wrap Up

• What does the temperance movement compare to today? How and why are they similar?

Economic Reforms

• Economic Reformers sought to curb the power and influence of wealthy interests.

Economic Reform

» Monopolies» Trusts» Gap between Rich

and Poor

An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

16th Amendment• Income Tax!

• How can that be a good thing?

• A “Progressive Tax” – the more income you make, the more tax you pay.

• Reduces the gap between rich and poor!

Political ReformsPendleton Act (Patronage)

17th AmendmentInitiative

ReferendumRecall

• The giving of jobs or other political favors to supporters – even if they are not qualified

• Even Presidents did it! …until…

Patronage (the Spoils System)

Assassination of James A. Garfield

• Republican• Killed by a

lawyer, Charles Guiteau - not hired for a job

• Led to Pendleton Civil Service Act (testing for position)

Giving a Voice to Citizens Regarding Political Candidates . . .

BEFORE• State legislature

chose US Senators

AFTER• 17th Amendment –

US Senators are elected by popular vote

Giving Citizens Power Regarding Bills/Laws . . .

BEFORE• Only members of

state legislature can introduce bills

AFTER• Initiative – Voters can put bills before the

legislation

Giving Citizens Power Regarding Bills/Laws . . .

BEFORE• Only legislatures

pass laws

AFTER• Referendum –

voters can vote on bills directly

• DE voterscontrolraising school taxes

Giving Citizens A Way to Deal with Corrupt Officials

BEFORE• Only courts or

legislature can remove corrupt officials

AFTER• Recall – voters can

remove elected officials from office

Boss Tweed