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Political machines |
A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. |
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Progressives |
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Muckraker |
The term muckraker refers to reform-minded journalists who wrote largely for all popular magazines and continued a tradition of investigative journalism reporting; muckrakers often worked to expose social ills and corporate and political corruption. |
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Seventeenth amendment |
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. |
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Recall |
an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something.
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Initiative |
2. the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do.
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Rerevendum |
a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. synonyms: |
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Robert m. La follette |
Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. Wikipedia |
