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| Progressivism | a political attitude favoring or advocation changes or reform |
| Muckraker | a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society |
| Recall | the process by which elected officials may be deprived of office by popular vote |
| Initiative | a process through which any registered voter can propose a law, or changes to an existing law |
| Referendum | a direct vote by the people on an issue of public policy |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Prohibition | laws banning the manufacture, sale and transporting of alcohol |
| Temperance Movement | refers to movement to promote moderation in or abstinence from alcohol |
| Square Deal | Theodore Roosevelt's promise of fair and equal treatment for all |
| 17th Amendment | amendment that calls for the direct elction of senators |
| Meat Inspection Act | the law that requires the US Department of Agriculture to inspect all cattle, sheep, goats and horses when slaughtered and processed into products for human consumption |
| William Howard Taft | only man in American history tos erve as the head of two government branches |
| NAACP | a group formed to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality for African-Americans and to eliminate racial discrimination |
| Woodrow Wilson | 28th president; was responsible for the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Trade Commission |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | prohibits the manufacture, sale or shipment of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs |
| Federal Reserve Act | this law requires banks to keep a portion of their deposits in a regional reserve bank |
| Federal Trade Commission | an agency formed to monitor American business |
| Capitalism | an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit |
