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| Sum of money to be paid before a person could vote |
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| reading and writing test formerly used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting |
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| Law to disqualify African American voters by allowing the vote only to men whose fathers and grandfathers voted before 1867 |
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| Practice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters, rater than to people based on their qualifications |
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| Pendleton Civil Service Act |
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| 1883 law that create a civil service system for the federal government in an attempt to hire employees on a merit system rather than on a spoils system |
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| Segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction |
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| Constitutional amendment banning the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol in the United States |
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| Process that allows citizens to approve of reject a law passed by a legislature |
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| Writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business |
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| 1913 constitutional amendment that gave Congress the authority to levy an income tax |
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| Process n which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot |
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| Process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms end |
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| Constitutional amendment that called for the direct election of U.S. senators |
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| Constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote |
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| President T.R.'s program of reforms to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor |
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| Election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominess for upcoming elections |
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| Community center organized at the turn of the 20th century to provide social services to the urban poor. |
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| winner of the 1912 Presidential election |
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| who said "speak softly and carry a big stick" |
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| winner of the 1908 Presidential election |
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| who was the greater public speaker from the chapter |
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| this person trusted that whites would give blacks full citizenship if they worked hard and got an education. |
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