Chapter 19 Vocab Flashcards
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Recall
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A process by which people made felt to remove an elected official from office
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Primary
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Election in which voters rather than party leaders choose their party’s candidate
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Initiative
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A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature
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Referendum
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A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
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Muckraker
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A crusading journalist
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Trustbuster
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A person working to destroy monopolies and trusts
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Conservation
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The protection of natural resources
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Suffrage
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Working for woman’s right to vote
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Lynching
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Murdered by a mob
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Mutualistas
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Mexican-American mutual aid group
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Civil service
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A system that includes most government jobs except elected positions, the judiciary, and the military
