| A | B |
|---|
| bribe | money paid to get someone to do something against the law |
| civil service | system that includes most govenment workers who are appointed rather than elected |
| kickback | an illegal payment of money made in retrun for a favor or service |
| Prohibition | a time period whenn making, selling, and transporting alcohol was unlawful in the United States |
| trust | a giant corporation, or group of companies |
| muckraker | a writer who brings attention to corruption |
| income tax | a tax paid on the money a person earns |
| capitalism | a system in which private businesses, farms, and factories compete with one another to make a profit |
| Ida Tarbell | wrote about corruption in the oil industry |
| Upton Sinclair | wrote about unclean practices in the meatpacking industry |
| Lincoln Steffens | wrote about corruption in local government |
