| A | B |
|---|
| political machine | an organization that controlled local government |
| patronage | another name for the spoils system in govenment that gave government jobs to friends |
| civil service | the body of nonelected government workers |
| trust | a combination of firms formed by a legal agreement to reduce competition |
| muckraker | a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption |
| primary | an election in which voters choose their party's candidate |
| initative | the right of citizens to place a measure before the voters |
| referendum | the practice of letting voters accept or reject measures projected by the legislature |
| recall | the right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials |
| suffragist | a woman or man that fought for a woman's right to vote |
| arbitration | settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider |
| laissey-faire | policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nations economy |
| conservation | the protection and preservation of natural resources |
| discrimination | unfair treatment of a group because of race, religion or ethnic background |
| barrio | a Spanish speaking neighborhood in a city |
