USH.SS.5.A
Analyze the impact of Progressive Era reforms, including initiative, referendum, recall, and the passage of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments.
United States History Studies Since 1877 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Progressive Erareformsinitiativereferendumrecall16th amendment17th amendment18th amendment19th amendment
Skills
- analyze (impact of Progressive Era reforms) #dok3
- analyze (initiative, referendum, and recall) #dok3
- analyze (impact of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can describe the key reforms of the Progressive Era, such as initiative, referendum, and recall. #dok1
- I can identify the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments and their purposes. #dok1
- I can summarize the goals of Progressive Era reforms. #dok1
- I can explain how the initiative, referendum, and recall affected government and democracy in the United States. #dok2
- I can compare the intended impacts of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments. #dok2
- I can analyze how specific Progressive Era reforms changed American society and government. #dok3
- I can evaluate the lasting effects of Progressive Era reforms on modern American democracy. #dok4
Big Ideas
- Progressive Era reforms fundamentally changed the relationship between citizens and government in the United States.
- Constitutional amendments and new democratic processes from the Progressive Era were responses to economic, political, and social challenges of the early 20th century.
Essential Questions
- What problems were Progressive Era reforms trying to address in American society?
- How did initiative, referendum, and recall expand the role of citizens in government?
- What were the purposes and impacts of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments?
- How have Progressive Era reforms influenced our current system of government?
- In what ways did these reforms succeed or fail in achieving their goals?