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Topic 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| progressivism | movement that responded to the pressure of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms |
| muckraker | writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in government or business |
| Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936) | a reporter and editor for the New York Post and the muckraker of McClure's Magazine |
| Jacob Riis (1849-1914) | was a Danish immigrant who became a New York City newspaper reporter in 1873 |
| social gospel | reform movement that emerged in the late 19th century that sought to improve society by applying Christian principles |
| settlement house | community center organized at the turn of the 20th century to provide social services to the urban poor |
| Jane Addams (1860-1935) | cofounded Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago in 1889 |
| direct primary | election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections |
| initiative | process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot |
| referendum | process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by a legislature |
| recall | process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their term ends |
| Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) | writing for newspapers and completed several successful novels |
| seventeenth amendment | americans should choose their own senators |
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