Today in U.S History we are working on our chapter 9 project or studing for the test Tuesday.
*Reforming elections
- William S U'Ren convenced the state of Oregon to come up with a secret ballot.
Known as Austrailian Ballot
.The plan was for the citizen to have a say in making laws.
By 1920 20 states had adopted the secret ballot as their way of voting.
In 1899, Minnesote passed the first mandatory statewide primary system.
The primary system let voters not politicam machine, to choose the candidates for the public office.
ABout 2/3 of the states had the same system by 1915.
*Conservation
*Taxation
*Efficiency in the workplace
*Reforming government
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