CFHS AP US History

CFHS AP US History
6th Period Notes for Thursday, the 18th
Today we continued our notes for Progressivism, which wanted to weaken the political machine and bring more power to the people. They did this in various ways. Important Things to Remember:
Municipal Reform-large corporations were bribed from the political machines and charged heavy fares
The City Commission Plan- a board of commissioners would take over specific managements, responsible for master planning activities, in order to reduce the political machines power
The City Manager Plan-one person would be hired to take over all the management jobs of the city
Direct primary-voters will choose who they want to see on the election ballot in November
17th Amendment-gave senate votes to the people
Initiative-must be a U.S. citizen to vote!
Referendum-if nothing is being done that the people request, then when enough people sign a petition they can send it to an official and have the issue resolved
Recall-if enough sign a petition against an official there can be a recall vote; good example, the “Goven

ator”
*Important people to know-Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Jane Adams!*