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“The Old Order Changeth ,” 1910 by William Allen White

“The Old Order Changeth ,” 1910 by William Allen White. Key vocabulary. Innovations - a new idea, device, or method Secret ballot - a ballot in which votes are cast in secret. Primary - an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office

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“The Old Order Changeth ,” 1910 by William Allen White

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  1. “The Old Order Changeth,” 1910by William Allen White

  2. Key vocabulary • Innovations- a new idea, device, or method • Secret ballot- a ballot in which votes are cast in secret. • Primary- an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office • Reformed party- in the United States, political party founded in 1995 by H. Ross Perot as an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. The Reform party's aims originally included mandating high ethical standards for the president and Congress, balancing the budget, enacting term limits, enacting an equitable tax code, and achieving campaign finance and other electoral reforms

  3. Key Vocabulary • 5. Recall- bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind, esp. so as to recount it to others; remember. • 6. Direct primary- a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office • 7. Referendum- a general vote by the people on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision • 8. Capital- wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing. • 9. Circumscribed- restrict (something) within limits.

  4. James Garfield • James Garfield was born in Orange Township, Ohio, on November 19, 1831. Garfield rose from humble beginnings to serve as a college president, a nine-time congressman, and military general before his election to the United States presidency in 1881. As the 20th U.S. president, Garfield's agenda of civil service reform and civil rights was cut short when he was shot by a disgruntled office seeker in July 1881.

  5. Robert M. La Follette, Sr. • Robert Marion "Fighting Bob"[1] La Follette, Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925) was an AmericanRepublican (and later a Progressive) politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1906 to 1925). He ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in 1924, carrying Wisconsin and 17% of the national popular vote.

  6. Theodore Roosevelt • Born in New York City on October 27, 1858, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was governor of New York before becoming U.S. vice president. At age 42, Teddy Roosevelt became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency; He became commander-in-chief after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, and won a second term in 1904. Known for his anti-monopoly policies and ecological conservationism,

  7. William Allen White • William Allen White -was a renowned Americannewspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. • White became the iconic spokesman for middle America. • He had a long friendship with Theodore Roosevelt and supported Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies but voted against FDR every time he ran for president

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