How did corrupt political bosses get voters for their parties?
-They also did favors for people, such as offering turkey dinner and summer boats rides. They provided jobs for immagrants. They also helped needy families.
Why were journalists important to the reform movement?
-Muckrakers exposed injustices and corruption. They wrote newspaper and magazine articles that brought problems to the attention of the public.
What amendment provided for the direct election of senators?
-The 17th amendment.
What amendment provided for woman suffrage?
-The 19th amendment.
What is arbitration?
-It is settling a dispute by agreeing to except the decision of an impartial outsider.
Why did progressives form their own political party?
-They formed their own party because they were angry that Taft received the first nomination on the first ballot and they supported Roosevelt.
What was the purpose of the Federal reserve act?
-To regulate banking.
What is discrimination?
-Hating on people because of where they came from or their race or religion.
What did Dr. Carlos Montezuma think about native american reservations?
-He thought that native americans should leave the reservations and make their way into white society.
Why did mexican Americans organize mutualistas?
-They were self defense associations to raise money for insurance and legal help.
How did the 17th amendment give people a greater voice in government?
-It let the people vote for their representatives directly.
Why was the railroad industry subject to money government regulations?
- Because they were charging to much and reformers tried to regulate their prices.
Identify how these laws promote justice and ensure citizens rights. The laws are: The 19th amendment, recall, initiative, and referendum.
The 19th amendment- Women have to right to vote and it gave them us all power instead of being sexist.
Recall-Enabled voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from their jobs.
Initiative- Aloud citizens to place a measure or issue one the ballot in a state election.
Referendum- Gave voters the opportunity to except or reject measures that the state legislature enacted
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