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Chapter 23, Sections 1,2.
Immigrants and Populism
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Mark Twain
• Called his time the “Gilded Age” because while America looked good from a distance, it was ugly and corrupt on the inside.
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Political Machines were organizations that guaranteed votes through both legal and illegal
means.
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Progressives are reformers working to reform society. They solve problems by studying them
and developing plans to correct their root causes.
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Muckrakers were journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics in the hope of increasing public awareness.
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The 17th Amendment
• Allowed Americans to vote directly for US Senators.
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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.
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Initiatives give voters the ability to propose new laws by collecting
signatures on a petition.
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Robert La Follette
• A Wisconsin progressive who worked to end the influence of political machines.
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John Dewey
• A famous educator who supported early education. And developed teaching methods to teach critical thinking skills.