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QUESTION:

Topic 6 DQ 1
Discuss the impact of the Progressive movement on the creation of the Arizona Constitution, including the declaration of rights, ballot initiatives, and recall of judges. Defend your position with examples from this week’s resources or other readings.

Shaneice W
Re: Topic 6 DQ 1

Hello everyone,
The progressive movement was pledged to provide the people of the United States with more political motive and control to maintain decent and equal treatment under the law. The progressive movement backed the reforms in reversal aspects such as slum elimination, trust-busting, and women’s suffrage. In addition, the movement was battling the corruption supported by the monopolistic company. Arizona became a state, after the struggle in 1912. Arizona constitution was written during the progressive movement where most of the laws were very extreme at the time.
The progressive movement had major five political elements of reforms, the recall, the initiative, the secret ballot, the referendum, and the direct primary were all included and the Arizona constitution beside other structural Laws that were created to reduce the power of federal government, eliminate corruption and promote the role of the state’s people(McClory, 2010, p. 28). The” recall” enabled the Arizona citizens to get rid of the elected governmental officials before the end of their election period. I feel like the citizens of Arizona have the right to establish to add new laws without the necessity of going through the legislators. This right granted by the Arizona constitution in addition to granting the right to privacy (McClory, 2010).
Thanks for reading,
Shaneice W.
McClory, T. (2010). Understanding the Arizona constitution (2nd ed.). Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press.

RESPOSNE TO STUDENT POST WITH 250 WORDS AND TWO SCHOLAR REFERENCE. THIS IS A SEPARTATE ASSIGNEMENT AND SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN REFERENCE PAGE. THE TOPIC SHOULD BE INCULDED IN THE TITLE. REFER TO THE STUDENT BY SAYING HELLO.
QUESTION:

Topic 6 DQ 1
Discuss the impact of the Progressive movement on the creation of the Arizona Constitution, including the declaration of rights, ballot initiatives, and recall of judges. Defend your position with examples from this week’s resources or other readings.

Erin M
Re: Topic 6 DQ 1

Professor and classmates,
The Progressive movement was pivotal in the creation of the Arizona Constitution. The Progressive movement took place in the early 1900s through the 1920s, which is when Arizona was striving to become a state. The citizens of Arizona wanted to create a Constitution that reflected the Progressive movement and give the power of the state to the people instead of leaving too much power to the government. Since the Progressive movement contained reforms such as initiatives, referendums, and recalls, the United States government did not want the States to create Constitutions that contained these reforms. However, the citizens of Arizona fought for these reforms and purposely embedded them throughout their Constitution. The Arizona Constitution allows for the citizens of the state to bypass the legislature and adopt their own laws by way of initiatives (AZ Const., Art. IV, § 2). These initiatives can be proposed as long as ten percent of the qualified voters agree. It takes fifteen percent of the qualified voters to propose amendments to the Constitution (AZ Const., Art. IV, § 2).
The declaration of rights is the second section of the Arizona Constitution. These rights within the Arizona Constitution are more specific than those listed in the United States Constitution and specify protections for the citizens of the state of Arizona. Section 2.1 of Article II of the Arizona Constitution contains specific protections for victims, including the right to refuse interviews from any person acting on behalf of the defendant (AZ Const., Art. II, § 2.1).
Article VIII, Part 1 of the Arizona Constitution pertains to the recall of public officers. This section of the Constitution states that every public officer within the state of Arizona that holds an elected office can be recalled if twenty-five percent of the qualified voters petition, via a recall petition, to have them recalled (AZ Const., Art. VIII, Part 1). A recall petition may not be filed until the officer has served at least six months.
These Articles of the Arizona Constitution are there to protect the citizens of the state of Arizona against a government that does not have the best interests of the state in mind. The citizens of the state of Arizona, thanks to the progressive movement of the early 1900s, have more protections that citizens of some other states.
Thanks,
Erin
AZ Const. art. II, § 2.1
AZ Const. art. IV, § 2
AZ Const. art VIII, part 1