| A | B |
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| Progressive Movement | late 1800's early 1900's refomers make improvements to politics, economics, and society |
| Spoils System/patronage | corrupt way of giving gov't jobs started by Andrew Jackson |
| reform | to change into a new improved state |
| corrupt | dishonest or unlawful |
| Civil Service | all gov't jobs except Armed forces, elected officials, and appointments |
| Civil Service Commission | (1883) Major Reform! Gov't group responsible for filling gov. jobs. Gives exams to see qualification. |
| Muckraker | term used for a journalist who exposed corruption in America |
| Direct Primary | voters, rather than party conventions choose candidates to run for public office |
| Initiative | the proceedure that allows voters to propose a law directly |
| Referendum | when a proposed law is submitted to a vote of the people |
| Recall | vote an elected official out of office |
| Sherman Anti-trust Act | (1890) law that made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trusts and monopolies- signed by Pres. Ben Harrison |
| Theodore Roosevelt | first Porgressive president- developed term muckraker, national parks, conservation, enforced Sherman Anti-trust Act |
| Pendleton Civil Service Act | (1883) requires people to take Civil Service exams for gov. jobs |
| Meat Inspection Act | created gov. inspection for meat |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | requires ingredients to be listed on products, set up Food and Drug Administration, eliminates false advertising |
| conservation | movement to protect and control natural resources |
| President Arthur | proposed Civil Service Act after President Garfield's death |
| President Garfield | killed by a disappointed office seeker |
| laissez faire | to let be, during Progressive Era, reformers urged an end to laissez faire and more gov. regulation |
| Jacob Riis | wrote How the Other Half Lives- pictures to show poor living conditions |
| Ida Tarbell | wrote articles to expose the corruption Standard Oil |
| Upton Sinclair | wrote The Jungle- to expose the poor conditions in the meat packing industry |
| Lincoln Steffens | wrote The Shame of Cities- exposing the corruption of city political machines |
| Robert LaFollette | governor of Wisconsin- "Wisconsin Idea" to get experts into city goverment |
| "Square Deal" | Teddy Roosevelt's plan of Progressive reforms, all people have an EQUAL chance to succeed |
| Elkins and Hepburn Acts | Roosevelt reforms to regulate the railroads |
| Antiquities Act | Roosevelt reform to protect national monuments |
| "trust buster" | nickname for Teddy Roosevelt as he wanted to break up BAD trusts- sued Standard Oil and 44 other trusts |
