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Initiative
the right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters of the legislature for approval
Prohibition
banning of alcohol
Recall
the right that enables voter to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office
Referendum
the practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature
Suffrage
the right to vote
Alliances
a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
Militarism
a policy of aggressive military preparedness
Nationalism
a policy of aggressive military preparedness
Propaganda
the spreading of ideas about an institution or individual for the purpose of influencing opinion
Victory Garden
gardens planted by citizens during the war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops
Assembly Line
a production system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task again and again as the item passes before him or her
Credit
an amount or sum of money placed at a person's disposal by a bank on condition that it will be repaid with interest
Disposable
referring to the money remaining to an individual after deduction of taxes
Mass Production
the production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line
Model T
automobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 until 1927
Bank Run
when too many people attempt to withdraw their money from a bank in fear that the bank will collapse
Bull Market
A long period of rising stock prices
Installment
regular periodic payment made to pay off the cost of an item when buying it on credit
Margin Call
demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin
Speculation
the act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the prices will rise
New Frontier
Kennedy's legislative agenda
Reapportionment
the method states use to draw up political districts based on changed in population
Republican Candidate (Election of 1960)
Richard Nixon
Democratic Candidate (Elections of 1960)
John F Kennedy
Cold Warriors
Both candidates in 1960 wanting to stop communism
Revenue sharing
federal tax money that is distributed among the states
Impound
the take possession of
Détente
a policy that attempt to relax or ease tensions between nation
Summit
a meeting between heads of government
Welfare
aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need, especially disadvantaged social groups
For Ch 22 & 25 those words aren't really vocab words so I don't have a definition for them
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