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10 Cards in this Set
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PROGRESSIVISM
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MOVEMENT THAT RESPONDED TO THE PRESSURES OF INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION BY PROMOTING REFORMS
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MUCKRAKER
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WRITER WHO UNCOVERS AND EXPRESS MISCONDUCT IN POLITICS OR BUSINESS
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SOCIAL GOSPEL
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REFORM MOVEMENT THAT EMERGED IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY THAT SOUGHT TO IMPROVE SOCIETY BY APPLYING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES
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SETTLEMENT HOUSE
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COMMUNITY CENTER ORGANIZED AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE URBAN POOR
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DIRECT PRIMARY
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ELECTION IN WHICH CITIZENS THEMSELVES VOTE TO SELECT NOMINEES FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS
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INITIATIVE
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PROCESS IN WHICH CITIZENS PUT A PROPOSED NEW LAW DIRECTLY ON THE BALLOT
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REFERENDUM
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PROCESS THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO APPROVE OR REFJECT A LAW PASSED BY A LEGISLATURE
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RECALL
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PROCESS BY WHICH VOTERS CAN REMOVE ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM OFFICE BEFORE THEIR TERMS END
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NCL (NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE)
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GROUP ORGANIZED IN 1899 TO INVESTIGATE THE CONDITION UNDER WHICH GOODS WERE MADE AND SOLD AND TO PROMOTE SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AND A MINIMUM WAGE
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TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
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MOVEMENT AIMED AT STOPPING ALCOHOL ABUSE AND THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY IT
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