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progressivism
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reform movements that sought to raise living standards and correct wrongs in American society
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muckraker
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writer who exposed corruption in American society
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patronage
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exchanging government jobs and contracts for political support
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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law that made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trusts
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Theodore Roosevelt
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president who led progressive reforms
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direct primary
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primary in which voters, not party conventions, choose candidates to run for public office
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conservation
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controlling resource usage
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civil rights
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rights granted to all citizens
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trust
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legal body created to hold stock in many companies in the same industry
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