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24 Cards in this Set
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Progressive Era
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Turn of the century reform movement dedicated to political and social change through government action.
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Reform
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To change for the better.
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Spoils System
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The practice of rewarding governement jobs to loyal supporters of the party that wins an election.
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Pendelton Civil Service Act
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Created Civil Service Commission to create tests so government jobs would be based on merit (those who earned them)
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Monopoly
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A company that controls nearly all or all of a paricular industry.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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A law that prohibits companies from trying to limit or destroy business.
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Muckraker
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Writers during the Progressive Era who exposed conditions needing reform.
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Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Jacob Riis
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Well known muckrakers.
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Primary
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Voters select the candidate for the general election -Effort to have citizens participate more in government
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Referendum
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Putting a bill right on the ballot & having voters decide whether or not to vote it into law
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Recall
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process to re,ove an elected official from office.
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16th Amendment
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income tax (1913)
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17th Amendment
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direct election of Seneators by voters--expands democracy
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition--outlawed the sale of alcohol from 1917- 1932
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19th Amendment
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granted women right to vote (1920)
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Suffragist
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individual who fought for women's right to vote
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Meat Inspection Act
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result of the Jungle, gives more power to meat inspectors to insure that clean meat is being paackaged
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"The Jungle"
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Novel written by Upton Sinclair exposing the unsafe practices of the meat -packaging industry in Chicago
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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result of the Jungle, forces food and drug products to have labels listing dietary content
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Prohibition
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to stop people from doing something
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Civil Service Commission
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Name given to government jobs, except the military and elected office.
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Graduated Income Tax
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Tax on earning that charges different rates for different income levels.
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William "Boss" Tweed
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NYC political boss-cheated NY out of almost $200 million during 1860- 70's - Imprisoned for his crimes- Controlled jobs, newspapers, courts, fixed elections
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Corruption
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a problem
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