At the National Level and the State Level

Bill passes through Both Houses of Congress

National Level

Senate & House of Representatives Signed by the President into Law

-- Remember Obama’s 1st Law --

The People v Trusts #13

STANDARD OIL / OCTOPUS MONOPOLIES / TRUSTS

If Science Produced:

Telephone, Railroads, Skyscrapers, Car, Light Bulb

Then certainly Science/Tech. could fix Society

Many Used Scientific Principles to fix Society

Jacob Riis?

Brown University

- Sociology Dept.

Author

“Dynamic Sociology”

Ward disagreed with the Survival of the Fittest Societies

“The Public Interest”

Chart of Progressives - Canvas

Define - Progressives

Define – Analysts & Activists

Jane Addams -- p. 242

Upton Sinclair – p. 244 (Old Book)

Social Class

Number of Households

% of Population

Yearly Family Income

% of Total Nat'l Wealth

Upper Class 1.5 million 12% Above $5,000 86%

Middle Class 5.5 million 44% $500-$5,000 12.5%

Working Class 5.5 million 44% Below $500 1.5%

Progressives attempted to wrestle control

of America from the Trusts(Big Business) & Political Machines and give it back to the People

Progressives needed to break the power

of the Political Machines- remember George W. Plunkitt

Then laws could be passed to benefit All the people, not just the wealthy

If they could do that:

- power of the Trusts would be stripped

Giant Firms that controlled whole areas of

an industry by buying up all their competitors (monopolies)

Standard Oil Co. – Best Example

Owned by John Rockefeller

Net Earnings From 1882-1906: about $1 Billion- That’s $400-$600 Billion Today

Ida Tarbell helped expose their ruthless tactics

If Government could help fix Society

THEN

Government would have to be fixed 1st

TRUSTSI

POLITICAL MACHINESI

STATE LEGISLATURESI

SENATORSI

WASHINGTON DC(SENATE)

Create Laws:

- Worker’s Compensation

- Minimum Wage Laws

(will these laws ever be passed if the power of the trusts can’t be broken?)

___ 16th Amendment

___ 17th Amendment

___ 18th Amendment

___ 19th Amendment

A. Provided women over the age of 21 with the right to vote

B. Senators were not appointed anymore, they were elected directly by people from the state

C. 1% tax on people’s incomes were taken directly from your wages

D. Production, sale, and consumption of alcohol was made illegal

TRUSTSI

POLITICAL MACHINESI

STATE LEGISLATURESI

SENATORS - PEOPLE ELECTI

WASHINGTON DC(SENATE)

Create Laws:- Workers compensation

- Minimum wage laws

This is called RegulationThe Progressive Era – Govt. Regulation begins

Explain in one sentence each of the Amendments: #16 / 17 / 18 / 19

Pick 1 - Explain in one paragraph

how you think the Amendment qualifies

as a progressive amendment1. 16th Am?

2. 17th Am?

3. 18th Am?

4. 19th Am?