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US History Vocabular
Term | Definition |
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Amendment | A written change in or addition to a document |
Entities | A thing with distinct and independent existance |
Flat Money | In convertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree |
Initiative | Voters can submit a petition to the legislature proposing a new law |
Laissez-faire | to let alone; refers to no governmental regulation or interference in the economy |
Monopolies | Industry in which there in only one producer or in which on producer has substantial control of the Market |
Muckraker | Meaning "One who inquiries into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders" Popularized 1906 in speech by President Theodore Roosevelt. |
Populist | People's Party organized in 1890 to secure political and economic reform. |
Progressive | Reformers who wanted to improve American Life |
Recall | Procedure by which a public official may be removed from office by popular vote |
Refrerendum | Practice allowing voters to decide a legislative issue |
Suffrage | The right or privilege to vote |
Third Party | Independent political groups that work to elect officials to public office, based on individuals who break away from one of the major parties, have a single issue of concern, based on an ideology. |
Trust | a monopoly that controls goods and services, often in combinations that reduce competition. |