State+Progressivism

State Progressivism [] 1. The reading states, “During the Progressive era, the states were ‘laboratories for democracy,’ where state governments experimented with a wide range of reforms….” State legislatures enacted laws that protected workers and children; they also fought corruption by adopting reforms that allowed the people to exercise more direct control over their governments. What were these political reforms? 2. Please skim “Progressivism in the Cities and States,” p. 709, until you find mention of Bob La Follette. Gather the information necessary for writing an IDENTIFICATION for this gentleman.