progressivism:

did the progressive movement diverge from Founding Principles and Did it Affect the Purpose Government?

distribution of wealth:

• top 1% owns 25% of nation’s wealth
• top 10% owns 70% of nation’s wealth
• growing middle class
• large number of poor/working

art:

• art starts paying attention to lower class

amendments:

13 - abolished slavery & indentured servitude

14 - It granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people

15 - granted African American men the right to vote

16 - ability to levy an income tax

17 - direct tax on senators

18 - prohibited manufacturing of alcohol

19 - women can vote

progressives:

• are at odds with one another & have different goals
• not one homogenous group