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Progressive Era
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the middle class feels those above are abusing the system and those below are becoming a Socialist threat –
must have government become an “agency of human welfare” |
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Reform
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The action or process of reforming an institution or practice.
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Spoils System
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The postelection practice of rewarding loyal supporters of the winning candidates and party with appointive public offices.
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Civil Service Act
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federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit
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Monopoly
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exclusive controlof a commodityor service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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an act of Congress (1890) prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade.
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Muckraker
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to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
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Upton Sinclair
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1878–1968,U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer
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Primary
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firstorhighestinrankorimportance;chief;principal
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Initiative
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a procedure by whicha specified number of voters may propose a statute, constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote on its adoption
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Referendum
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the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection
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Recall
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to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat).
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16th Amendment
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The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results
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17th Amendment
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The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
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18th Amendment
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The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established Prohibition in the United States.
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19th Amendment
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The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex
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Suffragist
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an advocate of the grant or extension of political suffrage, especially to women.
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Meat Inspection Act
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The Meat Inspection Actof 1906 was a United States federal lawthat authorized the Secretary of Agricultureto inspect and condemn any meat product found unfit for human consumption.
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"The Jungle"
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Upton Beall Sinclair's novel of labor exploitation in Chicago's meatpacking industry
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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The first Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906. The purpose was to protect the public against adulteration of food and from products identified as healthful without scientific support.
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Prohibition
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the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in forceand alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the U.S.
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Civil Service Commission
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a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service.
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Graduated Income Tax
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A graduated income tax is one that imposes a higher tax rate the higher your income
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William "Boss" Tweed
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a New York City politician who led a group of corrupt politicians
who gained power in the Democratic party in 1863 |
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Corruption
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moral perversion; depravity
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