Unit 1: Industrialization, Immigration & The Progressive Movement
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Solution – 16th Amendment State governments chose US Senators – led to bribery and favoritism Solution – 17th Amendment Gives people the power to vote for their own Senators State governments and political machines selected candidates for office – led to more bribery, corruption, and unqualified candidates Solution – Direct Primary Voters choose their candidates for public office State governments not listening to wishes and needs of their constituents Solution – Initiative Voters can propose new laws by getting signatures on petitions State governments passing unfair/unpopular new laws or taxes Solution – Referendum Voters can approve or reject some laws/taxes passed by gov’t Some politicians proving to be unpopular and/or incompetent Solution – Recall Special election before the end of a politician’s term in office Some politicians making promises and the voters not able to tell if they were being kept/broken Solution – Wisconsin Plan Proposed by Robert LaFollette, makes a politician’s voting record public info so people can see how their representatives are voting Big Idea – When people have more information and more say in the political process, they have more power.
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