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progressives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Progressives | wanted to make social progress and changes |
| muckraker | people who got information about dangerous working conditions and dishonest businesses and politicians. |
| Seneca falls convention | A convention that celebrates women rights. |
| suffrage | women's right to vote |
| 19th amendment | the amendment that gave women the right to vote |
| prohibition | laws that would ban the production and sale of alcohol |
| patronage | people who got jobs that they weren't qualified for because they donated money or they were friends of the owners. |
| initiative | when enough people sign a request, they can introduce a bill and force the legislature to vote on an issue. |
| referendum | allows citizens to vote directly on a proposed law |
| recall | voters decide during a special election whether to remove the official. |