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22 Cards in this Set
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Muckraker |
Writer that uncovers and exposes misconduct in government or business |
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Settlement house |
Community center organized at the turn of the twentieth century to provide a social services to the urban poor. |
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Direct primary |
Election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections. |
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Initiative |
Process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot |
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Referendum |
Process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by legislature |
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Recall |
Process with which voters can remove elected officials from office before their term ends |
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Temperance movement |
Movement aimed at stopping alcohol and abuse problems created by it |
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Jingoism |
Aggressive nationalism; support for warlike foreign policy |
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Insurrection |
Rebellion |
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Guerrilla warfare |
Nontraditional combat method |
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Spheres of influence |
Region dominated and controlled by an outside power |
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“Big stick” diplomacy |
Theodore Roosevelt’s policy of creating and using, when necessary, a strong military to achieve America’s goals |
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“Moral diplomacy” |
Woodrow Wilson’s statement that the US would not use force to assert influence in the world, but would instead work to promote human rights |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote |
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Americanization |
Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens |
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Mutualistas |
Organized groups of Mexican Americans who make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of their community. |
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Trust |
Combination of businesses formed to reduce competition |
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Tariff |
Tax on imported or exported goods. |
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Regulate |
The act of making rules or laws to govern or control. |
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Consumer |
Person who buys and uses goods and services |
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Imperialism |
Political, military, and economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories |
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Extractive economies |
Economy in a colony where colonizing country has removed raw materials and shipped them back home where it’s beneficial to its own economy |
