Liberal Reform

While many are unaware, the Protestant Reformation continues to be impactful in how people in America today view freedom, government, and rights. In general, the Reformation has played a role on the construction of America’s social order and diversity, the day-to-day natural life, and religious freedom. Beginning with the American Constitution, the foundation of Christianity (unversed in any other part of the world), unites religious moral standards with the American way of thinking regarding cultural diversity, equal rights, religious belief, and sexual characteristics.

Religious groups in the twenties had a strong influence on the political sphere of the

During this time, Liberalism also became a strong political force throughout Western Society. These liberals believed that governments should be controlled, not by institutions such as the church, but constitutionally based upon parliaments. As a result of the popularity that Liberalism had on Western Societies, a new political framework was created involving parliaments, based on voting rights of citizens. Due to this, the power of Catholic and Protestant churches were dramatically scaled down, and most governments no longer looked to the church for symbolic religious observances. One of the most notable results from the development of the liberal organization was the rise of modern political parties, intended to create an order for members of the parliament, as well as a way to distinguish parties for campaigning processes.

In the documentary A New Eden: God in America, the class was given the opportunity to explore America’s chase to religious freedom and the political challenges it took to achieve such and opportunity where people for the first time were given a chance to seek religious faith that was not imposed upon them, but one that they can personally choose to live for themselves. The problem that would come about during the arrival Catholic immigrants’ as it was thought to believe their arrival would come to oppose the very religious they worked so hard for, while from their perspective they were merely trying to live an average life in America with all it has to offer just like everyone has. The challenge was most expressed in a judicial case of public

The colonial aristocracy and the clergy had been discredited because of royalist leanings. The army, plus a few intellectuals, established a government devoid of democratic forms. Yet with the centralistic constitution of 1833, fashioned largely by Diego Portales on Chile's particular needs, a foundation was laid for the gradual emergence of parliamentary government and a long period of stability.

The hostility between Protestants and Catholics in pre-Independence America has survived in the 20th century, albeit in a different form – political partisanship. In one notable example, the former pastor of the East Waynesville Baptist Church in Waynesville, North Carolina ‘told the congregation that anyone who planned to vote for Democratic Senator John Kerry should either leave the church or repent.’ The church later expelled nine members who did vote for Senator Kerry. While the First Amendment

In the beginning there were politics with their politicians and catholicism with its priests. The two most public of both of these groups were Huey Long and Father Coughlin. Long won political power and position after becoming a lawyer and politician by championing for the little guy against large businesses. Coughlin came to national presence after being the first preacher to successfully utilize the radio to bring attention to his church and faith that later took on a large political role. Both of these men lead campaigns that focused on large business, the extremely rich and the working poor and how to best make their lives better.

Before discussing the effects of liberalism and the importance it had in the 19th century, in South America, its important to note the key differences to the definition of liberalism compared to today. “What is the definition of liberalism in politics?,” One may ask.

The most important reform during the Progressive era was the Pure Food and Drug act, made by Theodore Rooselvelt, because it gave the federal government greater regulatory power over food product in the market. Theses acts of Congress earned support of the people, who benefited from safer goods products, from workers, who benefited from safer working conditions, and from industry, who saw the potential for restoring competitiveness in the market. As you can see, this inspection of food consumption has reduced the number of people killed, as food becomes safer and there are no more spoiled foods on the

The Progressive reform benefited a lot of different types of people and groups. The groups that benefited the most were women in America and African Americans. Women in America benefited because after the Progressive Era had ended, which was roughly in the 1920’s, women rights were a lot different and better. The National American Woman Suffrage Association, (NAWSA), had a goal which was to pass woman suffrage rights at the state level. It also had another goal, which was to promote the right for women to vote in the United States. In 1919, the National American Woman Suffrage Association pushed toward for a constitutional amendment that would give the women of America the right to vote, and in 1920 it ended up working out and they won the ratification of the Nineteenth

The society seeks to reform through the engagement of reform movements aimed at helping in the accomplishment of the set goals and objectives. In the early and mid-19th Century, the Americans were involved in numerous reform movements focusing on shaping the particular society. Majority of the reforms were conducted to fight for the rights of diverse groups, such as women, children, and workers among many (Anyon, 2014). The reforms were to improve he lives of women, children, and men in the society’s poorer sections. In light of this, this paper delves into the identification of the types of reforms that were included in the specific effort. It also discusses the goals and objectives of the reformers. The paper explores the manner through which

Progressive Era, an era of intense social and political reform aimed at making progress toward a better society. It was a period of Progressive Era reformers sought to harness the power of the federal government to eliminate unethical and unfair business practices, reduce corruption, and counteract the negative social effects of industrialization for the protections for workers and consumers were strengthened, and the era witnessed the achievement of women’s right to vote.

From 1900-1920, there was an era of reform by progressives, as a result, the federal government brought reforms at the national level. Two major types of reforms were Social reform, and Political reform. Socially, there was Women's suffrage, which gave women the right to vote. There was also meat inspection. This ensured that there were more sanitary practices in food industry. Politically, the direct election of Senators with the 17th amendment. This gave Americans the right to chose their own senators.

Over the past two centuries, America has seen some of its greatest highs in the Roaring Twenties, as well as periods in which the colonial experiment would seem a failure, such as the Great Depression. The U.S. went from that one country that revolted against British imperialism in the new world, to a nation that demanded worldwide respect with the military prowess and economic prosperity it expressed during and after the War of 1812. For the next two hundred years, the U.S. would go on to develop a new sense of identity, an identity that distinguishes us from the rest of the world, one that led us to persevere past the dark times, and onto new heights. This sense of Americanism has seen the ramifications of slavery, fought in twelve major