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US History Chapter 6

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1. mucracker   a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society  
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2. direct primary   a vote held by all members of a political party to decide their candidate for public office  
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3. initiative   the right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters or the legislature for approval  
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4. referendum   the practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature  
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5. recall   the right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office  
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6. suffrage   the right to vote  
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7. prohibition   laws banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages  
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8. arbitration   settling a dispute by agreeing to a accept the decision of an impartial outsider  
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9. Social Darwinism   a philosophy, based on Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection, stating that humans have developed through competition and natural selection with only the strongest surviving  
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10. insubordination   disobedience to authority  
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11. income tax   a tax based on the net income of a person or business  
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12. unfair trade practices   trading practices that derive a gain at the expense of competition  
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