Progressive Terms by Payton Mayer https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw en-us 2016-09-21 14:12:17 UTC 2026-03-16 03:10:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Corruption mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125412142  Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery (giving money for favors).

Example: He bribed the corrupt judge and won the case.


]]> 2016-09-21 14:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125412142 Immigration mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125412638 Coming to live permanently in a foreign country. 

Example: The illegal immigration of Mexicans to the US is controversial. 

]]> 2016-09-21 14:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125412638 Industrialization mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125413094  The process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural (farming) to one based on the manufacturing of goods (machines and factory). Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production, and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines. 

Example: Industrialization has led to the pollution of air, land, and water.

]]> 2016-09-21 14:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125413094 Initiative mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125413692 The right of citizens, outside the legislature (lawmakers), to introduce ideas for legislation (laws).

Example: The mayor proposed a new initiative to improve public schools.
]]> 2016-09-21 14:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125413692 Urbanization mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125413976 Becoming more like a city. When populations of people grow, the population of a place may spill over from city to nearby areas. Maybe tall apartment buildings spring up on what had been the outskirts of town, bringing more people there to live and work. 

Example: The fast growing urbanization is leading to the decline of family farms.
]]> 2016-09-21 14:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125413976 Tenements mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125414257 A run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.

Example: Cabrini Green was a crumbling tenement in downtown Chicago.

]]> 2016-09-21 14:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125414257 Sanitation mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125414514 Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water, adequate sewage disposal and garbage disposal.

Example: The pool was shut down for sanitation reasons.
]]> 2016-09-21 14:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125414514 Political Machines mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125414982 A political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group, commands the support of a group of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. The machine's power is based on the ability of the workers to get out the vote for their candidates on election day. In many cases illegal actions are taken to control the government for the benefit of that group. 

Example:  The political machine has a way of getting things done quickly and efficiently.
]]> 2016-09-21 14:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125414982 Unions mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125513716 An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union. 

Example:  As a plumber, my uncle was a member of the Plumbers Local 75 union.]]> 2016-09-21 17:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125513716 Muckrakers mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125513930 To search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.

Example: The campaign manager played the role of a muckraker when she leaked rumors about other candidates to the media.
]]> 2016-09-21 17:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125513930 Recall mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125514201 A procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office.

Example: My mom signed a petition to recall our mayor.]]> 2016-09-21 17:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125514201 Reform mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125514431  the improvement or fixing of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.

Example: Student senate has promised to reform the voting process.
]]> 2016-09-21 17:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125514431 Referendum mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125514717  A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. (voters get to choose yes or no to a question like spending money on a new school).

Example:  Do you think people will vote in favor of the referendum to build a turf soccer field?]]> 2016-09-21 17:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125514717 Xenophobic mayerpa2020 https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125515106 Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

Example: She's so xenophobic that she would never considered traveling to the Middle East.]]> 2016-09-21 18:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mayerpa2020/r6visdvtb3nw/wish/125515106