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The Progressiv
e Movement
In a Nutshell…Non-Progressives:Government is a
Progressives:Government is a
SHIELDto protect your rights
SWORDto fight injustice
Today, the Republican Party is non-progressive.
Today, the Democratic Party is
progressive.
Before the Progressive Movement:
• Government exists to protect rights
• Should not regulate behavior
• Not government’s job to help people in need
“We hold these truths to be
self-evident: …that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men…”- Declaration of Independence
What does it mean to be “Progressive”?
• Government should work to make life better for the people
• Regulate behavior for the greater good
• Use power to help people in need, including taxing power
• Reliance on bureaucracy & experts
• Get people more directly involved in governing
Muckrakers
• Journalists who exposed corruption and scandal (today we would call them “investigative journalists”)–Lincoln Steffens: corruption of the Tammany Hall political machine–Ida Tarbell: Standard Oil’s manipulation of trusts–Upton Sinclair’s writing on the meatpacking industry led to the creation of the FDA
Progressive Quotes from President Obama
• “We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”• “We, the People,
recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together…”
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