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Political machines |
- 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 |
- tried to solve societies problems by using the government |
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Muckrakers |
- 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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17th ammendment |
- U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, providing for the election of two U.S. senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of six years. |
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Recall |
- to call back; summon to return:
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Initiative |
- a procedure by which a 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 |
- 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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Robert M. La. Follette |
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 |
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Triangle Fire |
-led to the passage of laws improving factory safety standards along with similar accidents |
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Capitalism |
-an economis system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determines the price of the goods |
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Socialism |
- a system in which the government owns and operates a country's means of production |
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Industrial Workers of the World |
-Socialist Union; led by William Haywood "Big Bill" |
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18th ammendment |
-banning the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholis beverages throughout the United states |
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19th ammendment |
-granting American women the right to vote |
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NAACP |
-Founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in 1890 to promote the cause of women's suffrage |
