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Vocabulary 6
Term | Definition |
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Muckraker | a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society |
direct primary | a vote held by all members of a political party to dedicate 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 legislature |
recall | the right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office |
suffrage | the right to vote |
social darwinism | held that nations were in competition and only the strongest would survive |
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 |