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| kickback | an illegal payment of money made in return for a favor or service |
| bribe | money paid to someone to do something against the law |
| Civil Service Act | Congress required job seekers to take a test for a job |
| capitalism | a system in which private businesses, farms, and factories compete with one another to make a profit |
| Muckracker | a writer who brings attention to corruption |
| Prohibition | a time period when making, settling and transporting alcohol was unlawful in the U.S |
| income tax | A tax paid on the money a person earns |
| Gilded Age | a time when wealthy people lived very well and spent a great deal of money |
| Woman's Suffrage | woman's right to vote |
| which amendment gave women the right to vote and what year was it | 19th amendment and 1920 |
| What is the spoils system | giving governemnt jobs to people who helped get the winner elected |
| Why was President Garfield assissinated | an angry man shot the president he wouldn't give him a job |
| Why did the union start | workers needed help to get more pay, better working conditions, and shorter work day |
| what is a tarriff | a special kind of tax on foreign goods |
| Why did more than 100,000 coal miners go on strike | they wanted an 8 hour workday and more pay |
| How did the stike end | President Roosevelt threatened to send the troops in which forced rich mine owners to talk |
| What was the progressive Era | An era where progressives wanted better laws for the working people and an era to end corruption |
| Who was the President at that time | President Teddy Roosevelt |
