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14 Cards in this Set
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progressive
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one who believes in continuing social advancement, improvement, or reform.
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conspicuous consumption
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the theory, developed by economist Thorstein Veblen, that much spending by the affluent occurs primarily to display wealth and status to others rather than from enjoyment of the goods or services.
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direct primary
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the nomination of a party's candidates for office through a special election of that party's voters.
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initiative
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the procedure whereby voters can, through, petition, present proposed legislation directly to the electorate.
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referendum
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the submission of law, proposed or already in effect, to direct vote of the electorate.
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recall
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a procedure for removing an official from office through popular election or other means.
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city manager
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an administrator appointed by the city council or other elected body to manage affairs
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red-light district
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a section of a city where prostitution is officially or unofficially tolerated.
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franchise
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in government, a special privilege or license granted to a company or group to perform a specific function.
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bureaucracy
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the management of government or business through departments and subdivisions managed by a system of officials following defined rules and processes.
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workers' compensation
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insurance, provided either by government or employers or both, providing benefits to employees suffering work-related injury or disability.
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reclamation
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the process of bringing or restoring wasteland to productive use.
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collectivism
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a political or social system in which individuals are subordinated to mass organization and direction.
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insubordination
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deliberate disobedience to proper authority.
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