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unit 3 flashcards
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- 1reform-to change for the better
ex-passing the "meat inspection act" - 2progressivismfixing society with government change
ex-passing the prohibition of alcohol (18th amendment) - 3tenementsslum apartments in cities
ex-the apartment they live in in the jungle - 4political corruptionusing a position of power to benefit yourself or your friends
ex-taking bribes - 5populism-more power to ordary people
- 6Americanizationimmigrants to be "american"
- 7public educationgovernment run schools
ex-Lancaster city schools - 8environmental regulations-laws about how environment's
ex-its illegal to dump waste from your factory into rivers - 9conservation-protecting and preserving the environment
ex-president teddy Roosevelt established many national parks and protected wilderness areas - 10suffrage-the right to vote
- 1116th amendmentthe federal government can collect income tax
- 1217th amendment-senators are directly elected by the people of their state,rather than being appointed by the state government
- 1318th amendment-prohibition
-banned alcohol everywhere in the U.S. - 1419th amendmentgave women the right o vote
- 15Sherman Antitrust Act-anti-monopoly law from 1890
- 16Clayton Antitrust Act-stopped monopolies merging and helped labor unions
- 17muckrakers-journalists who exposed wrongdoing
-ex-Upton Sinclair (wrong the jungle - 18Theodore Roosevelt-progressive president: fought for conservation
- 19federal reserve system-central bank created to protect banks from failing
- 20lobbying-seek to influence a politician or public official on an issue
- 21special interest groups-an organization seeking or receiving special advantages , typically through lobbying
- 22political parties-group of people who have the same ideology and political positions
- 23public opinion-views common amount the general public
- 24farmers alliance-organization to make life better for farmers
- 25media-forms of mass communication
- 26social injustice-unjust action are done in a society
- 27policies-statement of intent
- 28federal government-national government
- 29prohibition-forbidding something especially by law
ex-the banning of alcoholic beverages - 30initiative-a bill originating with the people rather than lawmakers
- 31referenduma vote on an initiative
- 32recall-enables voters to remove elected officials from public office through a special election
- 33direct primary-made it so the people could choose candidates rather than party leaders and political bosses choosing them
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