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Ch.18 Vocabulary
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11th Grade
09/25/2013

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Progressivism
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Was not a tightly organized political movement with a specific set of reforms but instead was a  collection of different ideas and activities to fix political problems
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Muckrakers
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The first people to articulate progressive ideas, investigative journalists who in their crusade investigate social conditions and political corruption
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Commission Plan
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A city's government divided into several departments each led by their own individual commisioner
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Direct Primary
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All party members could vote for a candidate to run in the general election
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Initiative
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Allowed citizen groups to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it
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Referendum
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Allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval
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Recall
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Allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before their term expiration
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Suffrage
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The right to vote
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Temperance
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Advocated moderation or elimination of alcohol
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Prohibition
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Laws banning the manufacturer, sale, and consumption of alcohol
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Socialism
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The idea that the government should own and operate industry for the community as a whole
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Square Deal
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Roosevelt's reform programs from 1904
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Arbitration
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A settlement imposed by an outside party
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Syndicate
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Private buisness group for personal profit
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Insubordination
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Disobedience
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Unfair Trade Practices
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Trade practices that hurt competition
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