Progressive Era Vocabulary

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Allows voters to put proposed law on the ballot for public approval

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Initiative

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Referendum

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Vote on an initiative

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Allows voters to remove public officials from elected positions

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Recall

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Method that allows all voters to vote in secret without influence from individuals

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Secret ballot

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Voters select the nominees for upcoming election.

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Direct primary

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Working as part of the government in a non-elected position

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Civil service

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Regulation

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Power of an authority to enforce rules

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To save resources of the environment

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Conservation

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A political party, not one of the two dominant parties in American politics

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Third party

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Sometimes also rebel candidates from a party contesting the election, who were unable to secure their party's nomination

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Independent candidate