unit 6 vocab

Question 1

advocate

Answer 1

to support an interest or a cause

Question 2

conservative

Answer 2

preservation and protection of a natural resource to prevent overuse, destruction, or neglect

Question 3

Dictate

Answer 3

to control, or order how something should be done

Question 4

National Grange

Answer 4

an agricultural organization formed in 1867 and committed to the economic and political interests of farmers

Question 5

Populist Party

Answer 5

a political party, organized in 1892 by leaders of the Farmers’Alliances, that supported such reforms as an eight-hour workday and government-owned railroads

Question 6

Progressive Movement

Answer 6

a social and political movement in the early 1900s that focused on improving conditions in American life

Question 7

Radical

Answer 7

relating to or supporting extreme change

Question 8

Regulation

Answer 8

the enforcement of laws that control conduct or practices; for example, government regulations control the way goods, foods, and drugs are produced and sold to the public

Question 9

Social Dwarfism

Answer 9

the theory that people and societies compete for survival, with the fit becoming wealthy and successful while the weak struggle to survive

Question 10

Suffrage

Answer 10

the right to vote