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11 Cards in this Set
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17th amendment |
Election of two US Senators from each state by popular vote; 6 year term |
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Muckraker |
Characterizes reform-making American Journalist who expose corruption, scandals, etc in popular magazines |
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Initiative |
The power opportunity to act or take charge before others do so. |
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Referendum |
A direct vote where an electorate is asked to vote on a particular proposal |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote |
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Square deal |
Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policy; 3 parts= conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection |
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Upton Sinclair |
Muckraker; known for his novel The Jungle= exposed the deplorable conditions of the US meat packing industry |
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Bull Moose Party |
Former political party; founded by Teddy Roosevelt in 1912; emblem= bull moose |
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Teddy Roosevelt |
President of the US in the early 1900s; built the Panama Canal; governor of NY in the late 1800s |
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William Jennings Bryant |
An American orator and politician; dominant in the populist wing of the Democratic Party |
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Granger Laws |
A series of laws passed by several Midwestern states of the us in the late-early 1860s-70s; promoted by farmers |
