https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l Ellian Phillinganes en-us 2022-01-27 17:19:58 UTC 2026-02-08 07:32:29 UTC hello@padlet.com ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028159557 A referendum is a procedure where a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people. These laws are accepted or rejected. It gives citizens the power to create laws. ]]> 2022-02-03 18:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028159557 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028165991 A recall is a procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people. This forces the officials to face another election before the end of their term. This is important because it provides citizens a voice in elections.]]> 2022-02-03 18:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028165991 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028955172 The 3 strategies were achieving the right to vote, testing the 14th Amendment, and pushing for an official national constitutional amendment to grant women the vote. Later in, this improved the treatment of workers and safer products. ]]> 2022-02-04 06:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028955172 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028959886 This was a novel written by Upton Sinclair, a muckraker at the time. It portrays the dangerous and unhealthy conditions present in the meat packing industry at that time. The novel led to many people being aware and disgusted by the news, which later changed the industry. ]]> 2022-02-04 07:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028959886 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028963690 The Pure Food and Drug Act was a law passed by Congress in 1906, which halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicine and made sure their labeling was correct. The act reflected the progressive belief that as long as there’s accurate information, people will act wisely.]]> 2022-02-04 07:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028963690 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028970705 The Interstate Commerce Act was passed in response to public outrage in 1887. The act was enforced to reestablish the right of federal government to supervise railroad activities. This was needed because the ICC had trouble regulating railroad rates. ]]> 2022-02-04 07:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2028970705 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029000372 The federal government had to replace the revenue that tariffs had previously supplied. The Sixteenth Amendment was made to legalize a federal income tax. This provided revenue by taxing individual earnings and corporate profits.]]> 2022-02-04 07:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029000372 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029001798 The Seventeenth Amendment was adopted in 1913. It provides for the election of U.S. senators by the people rather than by state legislatures. This reform made an effort to give Americans more of a voice in elections. ]]> 2022-02-04 07:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029001798 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029004366 The Eighteenth Amendment was made to ban alcoholic beverages. In response to the Temperance Movement, this amendment made it official that alcohol should not be consumed by the American people. ]]> 2022-02-04 07:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029004366 ellianmariephillinganes2023 https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029006251 The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote. It won its final ratification in August 1920 which was 72 years after the Seneca Falls convention. This is a very important reform because now women are starting to be seen as regular citizens.  ]]> 2022-02-04 07:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ellianmariephillinganes2023/vdykpfzh5lk9ln4l/wish/2029006251