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Muckraking
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Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Initiative, referendum, and recall are three powers reserved to enable the voters, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office. -
17th Amendment
Direct Election of Senators. The framers of the Constitution, believing that senators could act more independently if not popularly elected, made state legislatures responsible for choosing U.S. senators -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
established the prohibition of "intoxicating liquors" in the United States.
