Progressive Reforms at
the State and Local
Levels of Government
Name 5 ways the
Progressives tried to
make government
more democratic at
the state level?
• Referendum
• Initiative
• Recall
• Secret Ballot
• Primary Elections
By what process may
citizens vote on laws
passed by a legislative
body?
•Referendum
What process permits
citizens to propose laws to
their state or local
governments?
•Initiative
By what process may citizens
vote to remove government
officials from office before
they have finished their
terms?
•Recall election
What does one call an
election in which voters
nominate a political
party’s candidates for
office?
•Primary election
In what two ways did
Progressives try to make
local governments less
corrupt, more efficient,
and more responsive to the
people?
•Commission form
of city gov’t.
•Council/manager
form of city gov’t.
How does the
council/manager form of
city gov’t. work?
• Voters elect a city council
• City council hires a
preofessional manager to
serve as the city’s
administrator