| A | B |
|---|
| civil service | system that includes most gov't jobs - given on basis of exams |
| primary | election in which voters, not party leaders, choose party's candidate |
| recall | process by which voters can remove an elected official from office |
| graduated income tax | tax on earnings that charges different rates for different income levels |
| referendum | process by which citizens vote directly on a bill |
| muckraker | journalist that exposes problems in society to the public |
| trustbuster | person who worked to destroy monopolies and trusts |
| conservation | protection of natural resources |
| national park | natural area protected and managed by the federal government |
| suffragist | person who worked for women's right to vote |
| prohibition | total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol |
| lynching | when a mob illegally seizes and executes someone |
