| A | B |
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| Populism | an independent political party |
| Progressivism | a political reform movement |
| drought | a period of little or no rain |
| initiative | the right or procedure by which citizens can propose a new law by petition and have it voted on by other citizens |
| referendum | the practice of placing a measure directly before the voters rather than deciding it through a legislative body |
| petition | a written document making a request |
| commission | a group of people who are given power to carry out a job or duty |
| compensation | payment for work or injury |
| prohibition | the forbidding by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
