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| Progressive Movement | Reformers in many different areas, economic, political, and social, around the turn of the 20th century |
| Child-labor laws | Laws to prevent or limit child labor |
| Workers' compensation | Money paid to workers if injured on the job, or to workers' families if killed on the job, without having to prove negligence by owners. |
| The Jungle | Upton Sinclair's muckraking novel about the meatpacking industry. |
| Poison Squad | Group of subjects, overseen by Dr. Harvey Wiley, who ingested foods and drugs to determine the effects of the aditiives. |
| Meat Inspection Act | Progressive reform to ensure high-quality meats ()"U.S.D.A. Inspected") |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | Requires labeling of certain additives to food and drugs. |
| Millionaire's Club | Slang term implying that rich people controlled the Senate. |
| Trust | A group formed by businesses with the intent of achieving a monopoly. |
| Boss Tweed | Corrupt political boss of New York City's Tammany Hall |
| Direct election of senators | Allows the people, rather than the state legislatures, to elect senators; a way to break up the millionaire's club. |
| Initiative | When citizens start a bill by obtaining a minimum number of signatures. |
| Referendum | When citizens vote directly on a bill. |
| Recall | When citizens vote on whether to remove a government official (often a judge) |
| Direct primary | When citizens vote on which candidate from each party will run in the final election. |
| Progressive income tax | When people with higher incomes are taxed at a higher percentage. |
| Zoning | When local governments control how land is used; for example preventing residential land from being used for commercial purposes. |
| Sterilization | Medical procedure to prevent someone from having children. |
