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Social Reformers Movement (1901-1917) was initiated as a response to political and corporate abuses at the turn of the Twentieth Jane Century. Religious groups, members of the Addams New Amendments press,To provide and radicala stable politicalbase of incomegroups for all the cried out Federalfor reform, with solutions while providing ranging graduated from subtle reftaxation,orms ofthe the 16th American Amendment capitalist was passed. economy, to Margaret a Politicalcall for machinesthe creation were of weakened a socialist by government. the Sanger passage of the 17th Amendment which Reformsallowed were initiatedstate citizens by individuals, to directly elect and at the city,representatives state, and national to the levelsU.S. Senate, of government. instead of . Presidentallowing partyTheodore-controlled Roosevelt state legislatures supported to do the Booker T. movementso. In addition, by embracing ty paid off environmental with the passage of Washinton conservation,the 17th forcing Amendment arbitration and inthe the 18th Anthracite Coal Strike, and bustingAmendment monopolies. that were harmful to the public. A number of social reformers

W.E.B. also worked to reform what they viewed as the ills DuBois negatively impacting society:

Muckraker Work Subject Results

Political corruption by . Political NYC's political machine, Thomas Nast

Cartoons Tammany Hall, led by Boss Tweed.

How the Other Half Living conditions of the Jacob Riis Lives urban poor; focused on (1890) tenements. were members of the press that investigated corruption in Provided statistics on the order to expose problems to the A Red Record Ida B. Wells lynching of African- American people. They had a great (1895) New Amendments Americans. Toamount provide of a influence,stable base often of income resulting for the in theFederal passage Government of laws designedwhile providing to This fictional book graduatedreform the taxation, abuse the that 16th they Amendment reported. exposed monopolistic was passed. Political machines were Frank Norris The Octopus (1901) railroad practices in weakened by the passage of the 17th These muckrakers recalled the efforts of California. Amendment which allowed state citizens earlyto directly reformers elect representativeswho exposed corruptionto the U.S. Exposed the ruthless inSenate, print. Thomas instead of Nast allowing worked party -diligentlycontrolled "History of Standard tactics of the to exposestate legislatures the abuses to do of so. the In NYCaddition, political ty Oil Company" in Company through a machinepaid offcalled with theTammany passage Hallof the and 17th its Amendment and the 18th Amendment. McClure's series of articles leader Boss Tweed through the use of (1904) published in McClure's political cartoons. Jacob Riis exposed Magazine. the plight of the urban poor and substandard housing in his 1890 book The Shame of the Examined political How the Other Half Lives. Lincoln Cities corruption in cities across Steffans (1904) the United States.

Investigated dangerous working conditions and unsanitary procedures in (1906) the meat-packing industry.

Progressive reformNew beganAmendments at the local or city City Reforms level Tobecause provide ita wasstable easier base ofto income implement for the Federal Government while providing than at the vast state or national level. Urban . graduated taxation, the 16th Amendment City corruptionwas from passed. political Political machines machines was were a Commissioner Plan major focusweakened, resulting by the inpassage the reorganization of the 17th of localAmendment government which using allowed the commissioner state citizens to- and citydirectly-manager elect representatives-styles of management. to the U.S. Senate, instead of allowing party-controlled City Manager state legislatures to do so. In addition, ty Plan paid off with the passage of the 17th Amendment and the 18th Amendment.

Progressive Era Reform

State Reforms

Reform governorsNew Amendments such as Robert M. Secret Ballot ToLaFollete provide a of stable Wisconsin, base of incomeand Woodrow for theWilson Federal of Government , while all helpedproviding get reformsgraduated passed taxation, in their the respective 16th states. Initiative Amendment was passed. Political In addition, reforms first proposed by the machines were weakened by the passagePopulist of Party the 17th were Amendment enacted in which order to makeallowed state state citizens to directly more elect Referendum responsiverepresentatives to the to theneeds U.S. of Senate, the people. instead of allowing party-controlled state legislatures to do so. In addition, ty paid Recall off with the passage of the 17th Amendment and the 18th Amendment. Direct Primary

Progressive Era Federal Legislation

Newlands Reclamation Act (1902)

During theNew Progressive Amendments Era, the Elkins Act To provide a stable base of income for Federal Government passed an the Federal Government while (1903) enormousproviding graduated amount taxation,of legislation the 16th designed to conserve the Amendment was passed. Political environment,machines were tighten weakened past economic by the regpassageulations, of preservethe 17th Amendment the health (1906/1911) andwhich safety allowed of Americanstate citizens citizens, to directly andelect generally representatives provide neededto the U.S. capitalistSenate, reforms. instead of allowing party- controlled state legislatures to do so. In Meat Inspection Act addition, ty paid off with the passage of (1906) the 17th Amendment and the 18th Amendment.

Hepburn Act (1906)

Federal Reserve Act (1913)

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) New Amendments NewTo Amendmentsprovide a stable base of income To forprovide the Federal a stable Government base of income while for the Federal Trade Act Federalproviding Government graduated while taxation, providing the (1914) 16th Amendment was passed. graduated taxation, the 16th Amendment was passed.Political Political machines machines were weakenedwere weakened by the passageby the ofpassage the 17th of Amendmentthe 17th which Progressive Era Amendments allowedAmendment state citizens which to allowed directly stateelect representativescitizens toto thedirectly U.S. electSenate, 16th (1913) insteadrepresentatives of allowing to party the -U.S.controlled Senate, state legislaturesinstead of to allowing do so. Inparty addition,-controlled the 17th (1913) Temperancestate legislatures Movement to doand so. the In Women's Suffrageaddition, Movement ty paid finally off with paid the off with the 18th (1919) passagepassage of the of the 18 th17th Amendment Amendment and the 19th Amendmentand the 18th. Amendment. 19th (1920)