Robert M. LaFollette,Sr

Biography

• Born:1855
• Died:1925.

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• Served three terms in the U.S. House.

Governor of Wisconsin

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• Elected U.S. House of Representatives, and served three terms.

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• One of the five greatest U.S.Senators.

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• Helped draft the Tariff Act of 1890.

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• The goals of his policy was recall, referendum, direct primary and initative.
• The purpose of them were to give citizens a more direct role in government.

Recall

• Recall means bring back from memory;recollect;remember.

Referendum

• Referendum is the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection.

Direct Primary

• Direct primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.

Initiative

• Initiative an introductory act or step;leading action.

Other progressive actions:

• Strongly opposed American involvement in World War I.
• Child labor laws, and social security.

Other progressive actions

• Women's suffrage, and other progressive reforms.

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