Progressivism Progressive Movement Defined Progressive Movement A movement

Progressivism

Progressive Movement Defined • Progressive Movement – • A movement seeking to return control of the government to the people • restore economic opportunities • and to correct injustices in American life.

Four Goals of Progressivism • Protecting social welfare. • YMCA, Salvation Army, Hull House. • Promoting moral improvement. • Prohibition of alcohol. • Creating economic reform. • Socialism. • Fostering efficiency. • Scientific Management, assembly lines in factories.

Reform Through Investigative Journalism - Muckraking • Reform – The improvement of what is wrong. • Muckraking – Journalism that exposed the corrupt side of business and the government. • Muckrakers wrote in mass circulation magazines.

Reading Activity • Read from, The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens • Identify examples of Graft in this article. • Graft – Illegal or unfair gain originating from political corruption.

Progressivism in the Arizona Constitution: Initiative, Referendum and Recall • Initiative – A bill initiated by the people rather than the legislators. • Referendum – A vote on the initiative by the people. • Recall – when voters remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to have another election before their term is up.

Russell Pearce: RECALLED!!! • Russell Pearce • Former Arizona state senator. • Hard line anti-immigration lawmaker. • http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=kh. Clq. GFRc 88 • The Recall • http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=b 9 As. Hn. Zp. Vp. A • http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=GQmufz. Bvfb. A • http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=p. H 9 IF 1 Lw. Ms 0 • http: //www. youtube. co m/watch? v=Rzx. H 0 nakj. W s

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