started off with the review game.
Muckrakers
- muckrakers played a big role in bringing reform
- investigative journalists
- exposed the problems of society
- Upton Sinclair-the jungle of society
- Ida Tarbell- exposed the ruthless methods of the standard oil company
- Lincoln stiffens-exposed corruption in government
Fostering Efficency
- scientific management to increase efficiency was used in factories
- Frederick Taylor- time management studies
- assembly lines
- Henry ford paid workers 5 dollars a day
- progressives also worked for better efficiency in all levels of government
limiting working hours
- Many states enforced a 10 hour work day for both men and women
- progressives also succeeded in winning workers compensation for family members of hurt or killed workers
reforming elections
- states adopt secret ballot
- direct primary
- initiative- a bill originated by the people rather that lawmakers
- referendum-when voters accept or reject the initiative
- recall- enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions.
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