Progressive Era Vocabulary

4. a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
5. the control of or power to make appointments to government jobs or the power to grant other political favors
7. a popular vote on a legislative act
10. the right to vote
11. a political party organized as an alternative to the major parties in a two-party system
13. an exchange of goods (trade)
15. a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
16. groups of corrupt politicians who use their political office for personal gain
18. to keep something as it is
20. a bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers

1. the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level
2. enables voters to remove from office a public official (local and state level) before the end of their term
3. Journalists who exposed the corruption of business and the excesses of industrialism
6. production of more of a product, commodity, or substance than is wanted or needed
8. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
9. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city
12. the people hold the political power
14. banned the sale and distribution of alcohol in the United States
17. to use limited resources wisely
19. relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area