| A | B |
|---|
| James Garfield | president who was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker |
| civil service | all federal jobs except elected positions and the armed forces |
| Civil Service Commission | government agency responsible for filling jobs in the federal government using examinations. Jobs were based on merit |
| Interstate Commerce Act | law to regulate businesses and railroads. This law forbade pools and rebates |
| Interstate Commerce Commission | government agency oversee the railroad industry. Initially it was weak but was later made more effective |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | prohibited trusts or other businesses from limiting competition |
| William "Boss" Tweed | corrupt political leader of New York City's political machine, Tammany Hall |
| Thomas Nast | political cartoonist and muckraker who exposed Tweed's corruption |
| Muckrakers | crusading journalists of the Progressive Era who exposed corruption and unfairness |
| Upton Sinclair | wrote "The Jungle" which revealed the unhealthy practices of the meatpacking industry |
| Ida M. Tarbell | revealed the unfair business practices of the Standard Oil Company |
