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10 Cards in this Set
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Civil Service
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System that includes most government jobs, except elected positios.
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Primary
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Election in which voters, rather than party leaders, choose their party's candidate for an election.
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Recall
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By which voters can remove an elected offical from office.
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Initiative
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Process that allows voters to put a bill before a state of legislature.
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Referendum
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Process by which citizens vote directly on a bill.
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Graduated Income Tax
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Tax on earning that charges different rates for different income levels.
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Muckraker
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Crusading journalist.
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Reform
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To change to a better state.
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Progressive
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Making progress toward better conditions.
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Corrupt
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To make inferior by errors or alterations.
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