PROGRESSIVE ERA Week 8 DO NOW What is

PROGRESSIVE ERA Week 8

DO NOW • What is a civic responsibility? • How does a person fulfill their civic responsibility?

THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL REFORM Monday – 10/9/17

POLITICAL REFORM • Initiative • Power of a citizen to introduce legislation • A citizen proposing a law • Referendum • The public votes on a measure • People have more influence in decision-making process • Recall • The process by which a government official is removed from office by popular vote • People can hold their elected leaders accountable

HOT QUESTION! • How did initiative, referendum & recall expand participation in the democratic process?

TH 17 AMENDMENT • Citizens directly elect senators • Effectively ends the spoils system (electing friends) • Direct Party Primaries make elections faster and easier by narrowing the pool of candidates

TH 18 AMENDMENT • Prohibition • Illegal to manufacture, transport and sell alcohol • Developed because of the Temperance Movement

TH 19 AMENDMENT • Women are granted the right to vote • Women can participate in the political process as full citizens of the United States

HOT QUESTIONS! • What goals were achieved by the 17 th, 18 th and 19 th Amendments? • What issues might present themselves with the ratification (passing) of these amendments? • In your opinion, which Progressive Era political reform was most significant (important)?

CLOSING The common purpose of these legislative acts was to – a) b) c) d) protect the nation’s natural resources improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States advance the growth of big business promote the general welfare of the American public

PICTURE DAY Tuesday – 10/10/17

PSAT ADMINISTRATION Wednesday – 10/11/17

DO NOW • What social, political and economic concerns should a president be responsible for? • Explain.

ROOSEVELT & TAFT: DOMESTIC ISSUES Thursday – 10/12/17

THEODORE ROOSEVELT • 1901 -1909 • Mc. Kinley assassinated; Roosevelt sworn in as 26 th president • Progressive – Square Deal • Trustbuster – Sherman Antitrust Act • Preferred to regulate big business

CONSERVATION • Roosevelt worked with John Muir to protect and conserve national parks and wildlife • • Sierra Club Yosemite Yellowstone Mount Rainier

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

MOUNT RAINIER

HOT QUESTIONS! • What types of legislation was introduced by Theodore Roosevelt? • Why did Roosevelt work toward the conservation of national parks and wildlife?

WILLIAM H. TAFT • 1909 -1913 • Ran against William Jennings Bryan • Taft supports the 16 th Amendment • Generated revenue for the federal government • Successfully regulated railroad shipping rates • Saved the US Postal Service from collapse

HOT QUESTIONS! • What types of legislation was introduced by Howard Taft? • Compare/contrast Roosevelt and Taft.

CLOSING • According to the political cartoon, which of the following would most likely be in a speech by Theodore Roosevelt? a) Attacks on all conservative views b) Support for both a democratic issues and a conservative issue c) Outrage over political parties d) A brand new set of initiatives and issues

DO NOW What was the primary result of this legislation? a) b) c) d) States instituted their own environmental regulations Settlement on lands with fragile ecosystems was prohibited Monopolies seized control of natural resources National parks were created as a way to manage land resources

WILSON, DOMESTIC RD ISSUES & 3 PARTIES Friday – 10/13/17

• Formed by President Roosevelt in 1912 • Bull Moose Party • Roosevelt’s “ 3 rd Party” will challenge Taft’s re-election • Roosevelt running against Taft hands the election to Wilson! IMPACT OF THIRD PARTIES

HOT QUESTION! • What impact do third parties have on presidential elections? • Why? Explain.

GILDED AGE & POPULIST PARTY • The People’s Party • A belief in the power of the people • People have the power – not politicians or the wealthy • • Grangers Farmers Alliance Silver Coinage Labor Movement

Populists Improved conditions for farmers & workers Make the government more accessible to the people Take down big business practices Progressives Wanted to improve society Focused on people Reform, Reform Anti-Big Business (Trust / Monopoly) Used political action Used government to solve problems Regulation of Big Business

WOODROW WILSON • Democrat; 1912 -1921 • Lowered tariffs on imported goods • Federal Reserve Act 1913 • Clayton Antitrust Act 1914

HOT QUESTIONS! • How did Wilson expand the roles of the federal government? • What did progressive presidents hope to achieve? Were they successful? • In your opinion, which president was the most progressive?

CLOSING Based on the information in the chart, how did the creation of the Progressive Party likely affect the 1912 presidential election results? a) It proved that a Progressive Party candidate could win in a national election b) It contributed to a Democratic Party victory by splitting the Republican Party votes c) It forced the Democratic Party to adopt issues that the Progressive Party supported d) It created a situation where the Progressive Party won the popular vote but not the election