Chapter 23, Sections 1,2. Immigrants and Populism.

Chapter 23, Sections 1,2.

Immigrants and Populism

Mark Twain

• Called his time the “Gilded Age” because while America looked good from a distance, it was ugly and corrupt on the inside.

Political Machines were organizations that guaranteed votes through both legal and illegal

means.

Progressives are reformers working to reform society. They solve problems by studying them

and developing plans to correct their root causes.

Muckrakers were journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics in the hope of increasing public awareness.

The 17th Amendment

• Allowed Americans to vote directly for US Senators.

Recall

• Provides the ability to collect signatures on a petition and force a vote on the removal of an elected official from office before his/her term is up.

Initiatives give voters the ability to propose new laws by collecting

signatures on a petition.

Robert La Follette

• A Wisconsin progressive who worked to end the influence of political machines.

John Dewey

• A famous educator who supported early education. And developed teaching methods to teach critical thinking skills.