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12 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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change for the better
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spoils system
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the practice of rewarding friends and loyal supporters with government jobs- leads to unqualified people in many government positions
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Pendelton Civil Service Act
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eliminating many political appointments in favor of jobs only awarded to candidates who met predetermined uniform standards of merit.
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Monopoly
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Dominance in or control of a market for certain goods or services by a single company or combination of companies
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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1ST LAW LIMITING MONOPOLIES- VERY WEAK (BECAUSE MOST GOVT OFFICIALS WERE BEING BRIBED BY BUSINESS OWNERS)
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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
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Novelist- wrote the jungle about the horros of the meat packing industry
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Primary
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Turn of the century reform movement dedicated to political and social change through government action.
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Initiative
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gave voters the right to put a bill directly before the state legislature to vote on
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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 remove an elected official from office
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