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Populists and Progressives

Populists and Progressives. An Era of reform. In the late 1800s…. Liberals start looking to the government to make change, Or… REForm . Three major reform periods in U.S. History. 1. Populism & Progressivism 1890s-1920s 2. The New Deal 1930s 3. The Great Society 1960s. Populism 1890s.

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Populists and Progressives

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  1. Populists and Progressives An Era of reform

  2. In the late 1800s… Liberals start looking to the government to make change, Or… REForm.

  3. Three major reform periods in U.S. History 1. Populism & Progressivism 1890s-1920s 2. The New Deal 1930s 3. The Great Society 1960s

  4. Populism1890s Farmers “Radical” Poor State Level

  5. Progressivism1900s-1910s Urban “moderate” Middle class State and national Levels

  6. The Progressive Presidents… Teddy Roosevelt

  7. William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson

  8. Three Aims of Progressives Restore control of the government to the common people Correct abuses caused by industry Restore greater equality in economic opportunities

  9. Populists:Vocabulary

  10. conservative Less willing to use government to solve social and economic problems

  11. status quo Things the way they are right now

  12. liberal More willing to use government to solve social and economic problems

  13. reform Change, make things better

  14. mortgage Loan secured, or backed-up with property. If the loan is not paid the property is lost

  15. platform Major ideas/plans of a political party

  16. plank The specific ideas that make up a political party’s platform

  17. suffrage The right to vote

  18. referendum A direct vote in which all voters either accept or reject a proposal; “ballot question”

  19. recall Power of voters to remove elected officials from office

  20. initiative A proposal placed on the ballot as the result of a petition

  21. pragmatism Philosophy that tests ideas by putting them into action; if the first idea doesn’t work, try another one

  22. free trade Absence of tariffs and other trade barriers

  23. gold standard Every paper dollar is worth a specific amount of gold

  24. proportional tax Everyone pays the same Percent; “flat tax”

  25. progressive tax The more one makes, the higher your taxes; “Graduated tax”

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