topic 12 progressivism
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ProgressivismTOPIC 12
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Roots of Reform
Muckrakers
Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, etc.
Political Movements Socialist Movement – Eugene Debs
Populists
Labor Reform and the Supreme Court:
1898: Holden v. Hardy
1905: Lochner v. New York
1908: Muller v. Oregon
Tragic Events: 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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Progressivism
Overall goal is reform, but no single platform.
Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson – Progressive Presidents
Four basic features
Democracy
Efficiency
Regulation
Social Justice
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Democracy
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Secret Ballot
Direct Primary
Direct Election of US Senators (17th Amendment)
Women’s Suffrage (19th Amendment)
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Efficiency
Use of Experts and Professional administrators
Centralized decision-making
Elimination of Government Corruption
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Regulation
Disagreements on the right course of action
Laissez-faire, Regulation, Socialism
Regulations
Interstate Commerce Commission (1887) and the Hepburn Act (1906)
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
Conservation and resource management (1904+)
Federal Reserve Board (1913)
Federal Trade Commission (1914)
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Regulation
Trust-Busting Sherman Anti-Trust Act
(1890) Roosevelt (Good vs. Bad)
Taft
Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914) Wilson
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Social Justice
Advent of Social Workers
Settlement Houses
Child labor laws
Support for labor protections
Prohibition
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Success?
Improvements in working conditions
Protections for consumers and workers
Transparency in government
Continuing restrictions on voting for minorities
End of Republican Reformist agenda
Split in the party: Progressives and Conservatives