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progressive era
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turn of the century reform movement- social and political changes
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reform
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to improve or change conditions
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spoil system
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gov. giving jobs to family and friends instead of men and women who deserve the jobs
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pendelton civil service act
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made it so the men and women who deserved the jobs would get them
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monoply
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one buisness owning all of the corporation.
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sherman anti trust act
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prohibited corporations from destroying competition.
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muckraker
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a crusading journalist
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Upton Sinclair
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the man who wrote the book the jungle
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primary
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voters choose the party candidate
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Initiative
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allows voters to put a bill before a state legislater
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referendum
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a way for people to vote directly on proprosed new laws
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recall
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a process by which people can vote to remove an elected official from office
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16th amendment
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gave congress the power to pass income tax, rattified in 1913
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17th amendment
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required direct election of senators
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18th amendment
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banned the manufacture, sale, and importing of alcohol, 1919. repealed 1933
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19th amendment
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granted women the right to vote, 1919
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suffragist
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one who advocates an extenion of sufferage especially towards women
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meat inspection act
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made it mandatory for all meats made in the u.s. had to be inspected
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"the jungle"
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a book written by Upton Sinclair to reveal the harsh conditons of meat industries
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prue food and drug act
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For preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors
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prohibiton
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when they did not allow drugs or alcohol in the u.s.
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civil service commision
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the aim of the civil service commision was to create govenment jobs on the basis of merit.
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graduated income tax
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taxation that taxes people at different rates based on their income.
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corruption
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serious problems in city governments.
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William "boss" Tweed
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stole 100 million dollars from New York City. (he was the powerful politition, or boss, of New York City.)
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