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Progressivism Ch. 23
Social Welfare, Moral Improvement,
Economic Reform, Efficiency
4 Goals!!
Suffragettes
Government Reform
• NETG – what happened when it moved West?
• Strong Mayor Models became the norm
• Forges a MODEL for corruption and political
machines ( in a negative way )
• Commission Form / Council Manager/Weak
Mayor are all results in STRUCTURE
RECALL
REFERENDUM
INITIATIVE PETITION
Fighting Bob
TR
TR’s Personality
Pros
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Cons
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The Square Deal
Preservation v. Conservation
Trust Busting
PLURALITY -1912
What’s in a Word?
Changing the role of the
Presidency
• Underwood Tariff – massive reduction in
tariffs leaves a ‘free market’ balance of trade.
Who fixes things when ‘things’ go wrong?
• Federal Reserve Act – total control issues
• FTC – Systemic control by government over
business (freedom??)
• Promotes agricultural relief via gov’t
help.(loans/transportation)