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Political Bosses- political figures who had power in cities, counties, and states
Popular with the poor ◦ Gave jobs, coal, turkeys,
etc.◦ In return they expected
political support
Reforming City Governments
Boss Tweed ran Tammany Hall in NYC◦ Political Boss◦ Cheated the city out of $100
million Thomas Nast- political
cartoonist◦ Famous for his political
cartoons about Boss Tweed◦ His cartoons allowed people
to identify Boss Tweed when he fled the country!
Boss Tweed
Stop and Think Who was Boss Tweed? What were some of the problems in the
cities at this time? How was Boss Tweed caught and captured?
Muckrakers- journalists who exposed the “real” truth to the public◦ Ida Tarbell- exposed the Standard Oil Trust◦ Upton Sinclair- exposed the meatpacking
industry
Muckrakers
Reformers who were “forward thinking” people
Wanted to act in the people’s best interest Get rid of corruption
The Progressives
Robert La Follette- Governor of Wisconsin◦ The “Wisconsin Idea”- progressive reforms
Graduated Income Tax- taxes based on how much you make◦ i.e. the more you make, the more you are taxed;
the less you make, the less you are taxed
Political Reforms (see chart on next slide)
Party leaders pick candidates
for state and local offices
Only members of state legislature can introduce bills
Only legislators can pass laws
Only courts or legislature can remove corrupt officials
PRIMARY
INITIATIVE
REFERENDUM
RECALL
Voters select their party’s candidates
Voters can propose bills to the legislature
Voters can vote on bills directly
Voters can remove elected officials from office
BEFORE AFTER