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Progressives Voc.
Term | Definition |
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progressives | wanted to make social progress and change |
muckraker | were writers who dug up dirt or ¨muck,¨ about dangerous working conditions or dishonest buisness and politicians |
suffrage | the right to vote |
seneca falls conventions | a document that demanded an end to laws that discriminated against women |
19th amendment | guaranteeed women suffrage |
prohibition | laws that would ban the production and sale of alcohol |
patronage | people often get jobs for which they were not qualified because they had donated money to or were friends with politicans |
initiative | introduce a bill and forse the legislative to vote on an issue |
referendum | allows citizens to vote directly on laws |
recall | voters decide during a special election wheater or not to remove the offical |