The Progressive Era
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| Muckrakers | Newspaper and magazine reporters that told people about problems.
These reporters "raked" or exposed the "muck" (dirt and corruption in busines)
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| Initiative | Allowed citizens to place an issue on the ballot in a state election.
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| Referendum | Gave voters the opportunity to accept or reject laws.
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| Recall | Allowed voters to remove incompetent elected officials.
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| Progressive | Moving ahead; step by step.
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| Suffrage | Women's right to vote.
Suffragist-person who fights for a women's right to vote. (19th Amendment - 1919)
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| Reform | A change to make government or businesses work better.
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| Prohibition (Prohibit) | Stop making, selling and transporting of liquor in the United States (18th amendment)
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| Temperance | To stop drinking or buying alcohol.
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| Trustbuster | Someone who breaks up a bad "trust" (large monopoly) into smaller companies.
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| Arbitration | Settling an argument with the help of an impartial person.
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| Square Deal | Theodore Roosevelt's reform plan for fair and equal treatment for all people.
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| Negotiate | To talk to another person to come to an agreement.
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| Conservation | The protection and preservation of natural resources.
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| Tariff | Taxes imposed by the government of a country. 16th Amendment - income tax law.
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| Discrimination | Unfair treatment of a group of people.
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| Prejudice | A negative opinion formed without proof.
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| Bias | Prejudice; an unbalanced view.
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| Anti | Against; not
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| Segregation | Separation of a race, ethnic group, gender, etc.
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