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