Unit 6 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
What are Muckrakers?
A
Journalists who expose corruption in politics and big business
2
Q
What was the 17th amendment about?
A
It allowed direct election of senators by the voters instead from state legislatures (1913)
3
Q
What was the 19th amendment about?
A
It gave women the right to vote (1920)
4
Q
What is Recall?
A
It allowed people to remove an elected official by vote
5
Q
What is an Initiative?
A
It allowed people to propose legislation by getting signatures on a petition
6
Q
What is Referendum?
A
It was the process of citizens changing laws through legislation
