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38 Cards in this Set
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corruption
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a change for the worst
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spoils system
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the practice of winning candidates' rewarding their supporters with government jobs
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Populist Party
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farmers and laborers party
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Civil Service Commission
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government organization in charge of giving civil service exams
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yellow journalism
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exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers
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reform
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change
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progressive
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moving forward
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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traded between states
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muckraker
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journalist who digs up dirt
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public interest
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best interest of the public
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primary (elections)
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election to find out who's going to be the candidates
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initiative (elections)
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the public's feedback on an issue
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referendum (elections)
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voting for a law
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recall
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a procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people
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Wisconsin Idea
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governer Robert Laffollette went to the University of Wisconsin and asked how to change society for the better
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Thomas Nast
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famous political cartoonist
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Boss Tweed
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mayor of the NY that was corrupt and was head of Tamney Hall
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graduated income tax
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the more money you make, the more money you pay in taxes (16th amendment)
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tariff
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tax on imported goods
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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fought for women's suffrage
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Seneca Falls Convention
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a women's right convention held in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848
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suffragists
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people who fought for the right to vote
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Jane Addams
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Hull House - wanted to help the poor
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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spoke out for women's rights
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WCTU
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Women's Christian Temperence Union
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prohibition
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NO alcohol
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temperance
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SOME alcohol
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Carry Nation
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fought against alcohol
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conservation
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protection of wilderness areas and the planned management of natural resources for the common good
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Northern Securities Case
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JP Morgan was found guilty of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Square Deal
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Theodore Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business
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Bull Moose Party
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a name given to the Progressive Party, formed to support Theodore Roosevelt
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The Jungle
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a novel by Upton Sinclair the explained the disgusting conditions in the meat-packing industry
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NAACP
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the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - fought for full racial equality
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New Freedom
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Woodrow Wilson's domestic plans - wanted government to regulate businesses, not break them up. This would give every American the power to succeed.
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Gentlemaen's Agreement
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government of Japan agreed to limit Japanese emigration to the US
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civil service
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the nonmilitary branches of government
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