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Ch. 19 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civil Service | a system that includes most government jobs, except elected positions, the judiciary, and the military. |
| Primary | an election in which voters, rather than party leaders, choose their party's candidates. |
| Recall | a process by which people may vote to remove an elected official from office. |
| Initiative | a process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature. |
| Referendum | a way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law. |
| Graduated Income Tax | a method of taxation that taxes people at different rates depending on income. |
| Muckraker | a term for a crusading journalist. |
| Trustbuster | a person working to destroy monopolies and trusts. |
| Conservation | the protection of natural resources. |
| National Park | a natural area protected and managed by the federal government. |
| Suffragist | people who worked for women's right to vote. |
| Prohibition | a ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. |
| Lynching | murder by a mob. |
| Parochial School | schools sponsored by a church |
| Anti-Semitism | prejudice against Jews. |