populists and progressives
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AN ERA OF REFORM
Populists and Progressives
LIBERALS START LOOKING TO THE GOVERNMENT TO
MAKE CHANGE,OR…
REFORM.
In the late 1800s…
Three major reform periods in U.S. History
1. Populism & Progressivism 1890s-1920s
2. The New Deal 1930s
3. The Great Society 1960s
FARMERS“RADICAL”
POORSTATE LEVEL
Populism1890s
URBAN“MODERATE”
MIDDLE CLASSSTATE AND NATIONAL
LEVELS
Progressivism1900s-1910s
The Progressive Presidents…
Teddy Roosevelt
William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson
Three Aims of Progressives
Restore control of the government to the common people
Correct abuses caused by industry
Restore greater equality in economic opportunities
Populists:Vocabulary
LESS WILLING TO USE GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS
conservative
THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE RIGHT
NOW
status quo
MORE WILLING TO USE GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS
liberal
CHANGE, MAKE THINGS BETTER
reform
LOAN SECURED, OR BACKED-UP WITH
PROPERTY. IF THE LOAN IS NOT PAID THE PROPERTY IS
LOST
mortgage
MAJOR IDEAS/PLANS OF A POLITICAL PARTY
platform
THE SPECIFIC IDEAS THAT MAKE
UP A POLITICAL PARTY’S
PLATFORM
plank
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
suffrage
A DIRECT VOTE IN WHICH ALL VOTERS EITHER ACCEPT OR
REJECT A PROPOSAL; “BALLOT QUESTION”
referendum
POWER OF VOTERS TO REMOVE
ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM
OFFICE
recall
A PROPOSAL PLACED ON THE BALLOT AS THE
RESULT OF A PETITION
initiative
PHILOSOPHY THAT TESTS IDEAS BY
PUTTING THEM INTO ACTION; IF THE FIRST IDEA DOESN’T WORK,
TRY ANOTHER ONE
pragmatism
ABSENCE OF TARIFFS AND OTHER TRADE
BARRIERS
free trade
EVERY PAPER DOLLAR IS WORTH
A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF GOLD
gold standard
EVERYONE PAYS THE SAME PERCENT; “FLAT TAX”
proportional tax
THE MORE ONE MAKES, THE
HIGHER YOUR TAXES;
“GRADUATED TAX”
progressive tax
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