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11 - US History

Unit 2 - Progressivism ACT Vocab

QuestionAnswer
Progressive implementing/favoring new and different ideas
Referendum an event in which the people vote for or against a law that deals with a specific issue
Primary System (primaries) voters can indicate their preference for their political party’s candidate
Recall voters can remove an elected official from office
Initiative a petition to propose a new law
Suffrage the right to vote
Dehumanize the act of regarding, representing, or treating a person or group as less than human
Conserve to protect or protect something
Capitalism a country’s businesses are controlled by private owners
Expose to reveal the truth about someone
Reform to make changes on something to improve it
Independent free from outside control
Bargain to negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction
Dependent reliant on another
Tycoon a wealthy, powerful person in business
Scab nickname for a strikebreaker
Monopoly a company that controls an entire industry’s prices and services
Trust a combination of several businesses to control an entire industry’s prices and services
Inflation the increase in prices of goods and services over time
Strike a refusal by employees to work
Boycott the refusal to buy or use the services of a business
Picket Line a form of protest in which workers gather outside of a business with protest signs
Laissez-faire a government does not get involved in businesses
Lockout the exclusion of employees by their employers from their place of work until terms are agreed to
Strikebreaker a person who works in place of others who are on strike
Consolidation the process of merging two or more companies together
Prohibitionist a person who supports the idea of making the sale of alcohol illegal
Prosperous being successful financially
Antitrust a law that is against trusts
Populism a political belief that strives to appeal to ordinary people
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