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Chapter 21 w/pics
By:Cynthia McLaughlin
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7th Grade
04/30/2009

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(recycling improves)
Reform
Definition
changes made to improve something
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Poll Tax
Definition
a tax that each person must pay in order to vote
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Prohibition
Definition
a national movement to ban the manufacture, sale, transportation, or use of alcoholic beverages
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(the boy wants the cookie just like...)
Temperance
Definition
avoidance of alcohol
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Suffrage
Definition
the right to vote
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Primary
Definition
an election held to determine who will serve as a political party's candidate in a major election
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(the companies are reducing competition)
Trust
Definition
a group of companies in the same industry that set prices and reduce competition
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Monopoly
Definition
one company's complete control over a type of product or service in a market
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Antitrust
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opposed to large corporations that control or limit business activities
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Populism
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a political movement of the common people that resulted in the formation of the People's Party
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Graduated income tax
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a tax set according to how much a person earns
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Progressivism
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social reform movement based on improving society through the power of the government
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Commission
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group of government officials elected to perform specific duties
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Blacklist
Definition
a list of persons who are to be punished or boycotted
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(Rod Blagojevich was recently impeached)
Impeach
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to bring charges of misconduct against a public official to remove him/her from office
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Segregation
Definition
to separate people according to their race
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