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Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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muckraker | journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society |
direct primary | a vote held by all member of a political party to decide their candidate for public office |
initiative | the right of citizens to place a measure of issue before the voter or the legislature for approval |
referendum | practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature |
recall | the right that enable 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 that was based on Charles Darwin theories of evolution 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 derive a gain at the expense of competition |