Progressive Amendments
• 16th Amendment – National Income Tax.• 17th Amendment – Direct election of Senators.• 18th Amendment - Prohibition of alcoholic
beverages.• 19th Amendment – Women’s suffrage.
Initiative and Referendum
Initiative Referendum
Congress
House of Representatives
The Senate
We the People (you and I)
President Theodore Roosevelt• On September 15th, 1901
President William McKinley died making Vice President Theodore Roosevelt President of the U. S.
• Believes government had to protect the public from irresponsible elements in the business community.
• Known as the “Trust Buster.” Breaks up a R. R. Trust, then goes after the Beef, Oil and Tobacco Trusts using the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Upton Sinclair
• September 20, 1878 in Baltimore, Maryland
• Attended college at 14• Started writing at 15• Socialist party• Between 1901 and 1906 he
published 5 novels• Won a Pulitzer prize/wrote 90 novels• Died in 1968
Vocabulary
• Muckraker: journalist who exposed corruption in American society.
• borax: white, crystal powder used for cleaning• glycerin: colorless, odorless, syrupy sweet liquid, used to
sweeten and preserve food• consumption germs: pulmonary tuberculosis• hopper: funnel-shaped chamber• dung: animal waste, manure• rigid economy: strict, not flexible, frugal with money• gelatin: almost colorless, tasteless substance (jelly like)
made from boiling animal parts, used in jellies and glue
Progressivism's 3 Goals
1. Reforming government and expanding democracy
2. Promoting social welfare3. Creating economic reform
* Civil Rights for African Americans not pursuit during this time