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Chapter 6 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Muckraker | a journalist who uncovers abuse and corruption in a society |
| Direct Primary | a vote held by all members of a political party to decide their candidate for public office |
| Initiative | the right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters or the legislature for approval |
| Referendum | the practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature |
| Recall | the right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Prohibition | laws banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages |
| Social Darwinism | a philosophy, based on Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection, stating that humans developed through competition and natural selection with only the strongest surviving |
| Arbitration | settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider |
| Insubordination | disobedience to authority |
| Income Tax | a tax based on the net income of a person or business |
| Unfair Trade Practices | trading practices that device a gain at the expense of competition |