From the years 1900-1920 the progressive movement was in full swing. Progressives did not limit their reform to social ills. They also tackled the task of curbing the political power of the privileged few and removing the corrupt political machines that served them.
Your Assignment:
1.) What forms did government corruption take?
2.) What election reforms did progressives support to make government more democratic?
3.) What reforms were enacted in city and state governments during the Progressive Era?
Due: Sunday 1/18/09 by 11:59p.m.
Monday, January 12, 2009
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1. They wanted to help poeple but they didn'e hve enoug money to support both the people and the government 2. The demacrats because they were the strongest other than the government. 3. there were lots of them but the muckrackers were the largest and strongest.
ReplyDeletei dont really get the question, but i think that the question about the curruption in government ia when people abuse their power in givernment, or when they say they are going to go through with something but they acutually have no intention to it at all.
ReplyDeleteState level reform efforts championed by Robert La Follette of Wisconsin
1. Direct primary to give voters control over candidates
2. Competitive civil service and restrictions on lobbying
3. Many states passed workmen's compensation laws
4. Election reforms to bring direct democracy to voters
a) Initiative--allowed 5% of voters to "initiate" laws in state legislatures
b) Referendum--in some states voters could then pass initiatives into laws
c) Recall--by petition voters could force an offical to stand for re-election at any time
finallly city and city govern,ent changed so it was not boss or machine ruled.
1) Corrupt political bosses and machines accepted bribes from special interests in return for government favors.
ReplyDelete2) Progressives supported the direct primary, the direct election of U.S. senators, the secret ballot, and the initiative, referendum, and recall.
3) Many American cities elected reform mayors, formed city commissions, and hired city managers to increase government efficiency. La Follete backed a reform program known as the Wisconsin Idea and that soon became a model for other states as well.
Some forms that government corruption took were campaign contributions. They also accepted bribes from special interests in return for government favors. Some election reforms that progressives supported to make government more democratic were the direct primary, the direct election of U.S. senators, the secret ballot, and the initiative, referendum, and recall. Also, the Seventeenth Amendment was ratified which authorized voters to elect theire senators directly. Some reforms that were enacted in city and state governments during the Progressive Era were the election of reform mayors, forming of city commissions, and hiring city managers to increase government efficiency. Robert M. La Follette's Wisconsin Idea provided a model for reforming local and state government and regulating big business.
ReplyDeleteIn the early nineteen hundreds there was corruptions at all levels of government. One of these forms is bribery. In order to get the job they wanted people had to bribe the government to get what they wantedd. Also the high up political people were making "deals" with railroads and lumber industry to get favors.The election reforms that people fought for was direct primary which was nominating election in which voters choose the candidates who will later run in a general election. They than ratified the 17 amendment which authorized voters to elect senetors directly. They also passed things like initiative and referendum. The reforms that were enacted in the Progressive Era were reforming mayors,forming city commissions, and hiring city managers to increase government efficiency.
ReplyDelete1.) Anything they wanted the had to bride. Urban political machines demanded brides from anyone wanting to to business with city government. Government corruption did not stop at city level. City machines were often linked to Democratic of Republican state machines. Corrupt political bosses and machines accepted bribes from special interests in return for government favors.
ReplyDelete2.)One way to progressives soung to break the powers of the bosses and special interests was to reform the elction process. They first wanted to take the job of choosing canidates for the office away from machines. Next they proposed a change to the method of election the U.S senators. They also tried to reform the voting process. Finally they urged states to adopt three other election reforms.
3.)Many American cities elected reforms mayors, formed city commissions, and hired city managers to increase government efficiancy.
1. Government corruption was found at all levels from city hall to Washington D.C. so people stared paying bribes to get government jobs. They called it accepting bribes from special interests in return for government favors
ReplyDelete2. Progressives supported the direct primary, the direct election of U.S. senators, the secret ballot, and the initiative, referendum, and recall.
3. Many cities elected reform mayors, formed city commissions and hired city managers to increase government efficiecy. Reforms like La Follette's Wisconsin Idea also gave ideas to change this.
Government corruption came is forms of bribery. Corrupt political bosses and machines accepted bribes from special interests in return for government favors. In Philadelphia for example in order to secure jobs teachers had to pay the political machine $120 of the first $141 they in earned. City machines were also often linked to Democratic or Republican state machines. At the federal level some U.S. senators were put in power bu state machines.
ReplyDeleteProgressives supported the direct primary, the direct election of U.S. senators, the secret ballot. And the initiative, referendum and recall.
Many American cities elected reform mayors, formed city commissions, and hired city managers to increase government efficiency. La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea provided a model for reforming local and state government and regulated big business.
Government corruption took the forms of bribery. The urban political machines demanded bribe's from anyone wanting to do business with the city government. Also corruption went higher for the people who wanted to be elected, they would bribe people for votes. The progressives supported the direct primary, the direct election of U.S. senators, the secret ballot, and the initiative, referendum, and recall. American cities elected reform mayors, also formed city commissions, and hired city managers. LaFollette's Idea made a model for reforming local and state government and regulating big business.
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