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22 Cards in this Set
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FOREIGN POLICY |
Government's strategy of dealing with other rotations. |
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DOMESTIC POLICY |
Decisions that a government makes that directly impacts its own town. |
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TERRORISM |
The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. |
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HIJACK |
To illegally seize a vehicle and force it to go to a different destination or used for ones progress. |
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PATRIOTISM |
One's attachment to their country or homeland. |
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PENTAGON |
The pentagonal building serving as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of defense near Washington DC. |
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CHANGE VS. CONTINUITY |
The act of examining something to see what has remained the same and what it has changed. |
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PROGRESSIVISM |
A broad political philosophy based on the idea or progress which asserts the advances in science, tech, econ development, and social organization can improve the human condition. |
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XENOPHOBIA |
A fear/hatred of foreigners . |
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NATIVISM |
The policy of protecting the interests of native born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. |
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INITIATIVE |
A law enabling voters to purpose a new law by collecting signatures on a petition. |
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RECALL |
A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term is over. |
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REFORM |
To make changes in something in order to improve it. |
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POLITCAL MACHINE |
Political organizations that used legal or illegal methods to ensure that their candidates won elections. |
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MUCKRAKERS |
Journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics in order to bring about reform. |
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INDUSTRIALIZATION |
The process in which a society/country transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services. |
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URBANIZATION |
Word for becoming more like a city. When populations of people grow, the population of a place may spill over from city to nearby areas. |
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IMMIGRATION |
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. |
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UNIONS |
Organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union. |
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TENEMENTS |
Poorly built, overcrowded housing were many immigrants lived. |
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REFERENDUMS |
A measure allowing citizens to vote on proposed laws. |
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SANITATION |
Conditions relating to public heath, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal. |
