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16 Cards in this Set
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Civil Service
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system that includes most government jobs, except elected positions the judiciary, and the military.
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Primary
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election in which voters, rather than primary leaders, choose their party's candidate for an election.
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Recall
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process by which voters can remove an elected official from office.
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initative
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process that allows voters to put a bill before before a state legislature.
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refrendum
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process by which voters can 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 put or change into an improved form or condition.
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progressive
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making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or oppertunities.
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Corrupt
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to alter from the original or correct form or version.
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Monopoly
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exclusive possession or control
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Upton Sinclair
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Pulitzer Prize-winning American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres.
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"the Jungle"
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1906 novel written by author and journalist Upton Sinclair
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Pure food and drug act
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U.S. law that provided federal law inspection of meat products.
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reform Amendment 17
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to help employees.
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reform Amendment 16
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revised criminal rule.
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