| A | B |
|---|
| spoils system | jobs given on the basis of political favors |
| Pendleton Act | required exams to be given for specific jobs and established the Civil Service Commission |
| 17th Amendment | direct election of senators; made senators more accountable |
| 19th Amendment | allows women the right to vote |
| direct primary | people select a candidate from their political party |
| secret ballot | voting in private |
| initiative | gave voters the right to bring a bill before the state legislature |
| referendum | people can petition the state/local government to have a bill brought before the people for a vote |
| recall | voters can petition for the removal of an official for corruption or other wrong doing |
| Grange Movement | designed to help the farmers; fought against railroad and product prices |
| Populist Party | called for government ownership of the railroads, shorter workday for industrial workers, direct election of senators, greater coinage of silver and an income tax. |
