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15 Cards in this Set
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Political Machine |
A powerful organization that influenced city and county politics in the late 1800s. |
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Progressives
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A group of reformers who worked to improve social and political problems in the late 1800s. |
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Muckrakers |
A term coined for journalists who "raked up" and exposed corruption and problems of society. |
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Recall |
A vote to remove an official from office. |
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Initiative |
A method of allowing voters to propose a new law if enough signatures are collected on a petition. |
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Referendum |
A procedure that allows voters to approve or reject a law already proposed or passed by government.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire |
A factory fire that killed 146 workers trapped in the building, led to new safety standard laws. |
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Capitalism |
An economic system in which private businesses run most industries. |
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Socialism |
Economic system in which the government owns and operates in country's means of production. |
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17th Amendment |
A constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect U.S. senators. |
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18th Amendment |
A constitutional amendment that outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S., repealed in 1933. |
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19th Amendment |
A constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote. |
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NAACP |
An organization founded in 1909 by W.E.B. Du Bois and other reformers to bring attention to racial inequality. |
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Pure Food and Drug Act |
A law that set regulatory standard for industries involved in preparing food. |
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Conservation |
The planned management of natural resources to prevent their destruction. |
