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Chapter 6
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Muckraker | A journalist who uncovers abuses & corruption. |
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 legislative 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 & sale of alcoholic beverages. |
Arbitration | Settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider. |
Social Darwinism | A philosophy, based on Charles Darwin's theories of evolution & natural selection, stating that humans have developed through competition & natural selection with only strongest surviving. |
Insubordination | Disobedience to authority. |
Unfair trade practices | Trading practices that derive a gain at the expense of competition. |
Income tax | A tax based on the net income of person or business. |