Chapter 18 - Vocabulary

Question 1

reform movement that believed the solution to social problems lay in a more active role on the part of government

Answer 1

progressivism

Question 2

journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption

Answer 2

muckrackers

Question 3

a reform that allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on

Answer 3

initiative

Question 4

a reform that allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval

Answer 4

referendum

Question 5

a reform that allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before his or her term had expired

Answer 5

recall

Question 6

the right to vote

Answer 6

suffrage

Question 7

the moderation or elimination of alcohol

Answer 7

temperance

Question 8

laws banning the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol

Answer 8

prohibition

Question 9

the idea that the government should own and operate industry for the community as a whole

Answer 9

socialism

Question 10

a settlement proposed by an outside party

Answer 10

arbitration

Question 11

a business group

Answer 11

syndicate

Question 12

disobedience

Answer 12

insubordination