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18 Cards in this Set
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Civil Service
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A system that includes most government jobs, except elected positions, the judiciary, and military.
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Primary
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An election in which voters, rather than party leaders, choose their party's candidate.
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Recall
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A process by which people may vote to remove an elected official from office.
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Initiative
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A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
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Referendum
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A way for people to vote directly on a purposed new law.
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Graduated Income Tax
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A method of taxation that taxes people at different rates depending on income.
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Muckraker
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Became a term for a crusading journalist.
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Reform
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Change for the better; changing the economic system in order to prevent another depression.
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Progressive
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Reformers who want to change life for the good of the people.
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Corrupt
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Cause to be dishonest, disloyal; to destroy the integrity of.
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The Sixteenth Amendment
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Gave Congress the power to pass an income tex, was ratified in 1913.
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The Seventeenth Amendment
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Required the direct election of senators, ratified in 1913.
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The Eighteenth Amendment
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Enforced prohibition, a ban on sale and consumption of alcohol, ratified in 1919.
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The Nineteenth Amendment
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The right for women to vote.
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Pendleton Act
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Created the Civil Service Commission.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Prohibites businesses from trying to limit or destroy competition.
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Meat Inspection Act
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Allows closer inspections of meatpacking houses.
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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Requires food and drug makers to list all the ingredients on their packages.
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