History 2 Progressive Era Vocab

Immigrant

a person who comes to live permanently from a foreign country

Communism

a political theory that suggests all property is publically owned and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs

Democracy

A system where the population vote, typically through representatives

Suffrage

the right to vote

Direct Primary

elections where citizens vote to select nominees for future elections

Progressive Reformers

Unorganized group of Americans who worked independently to find solutions to social, political, and economic problems, with the common goal to improve society.