| A | B |
| muckrakers | journalists that exposed problems during the Progressive Era |
| trustbusting | the practice of breaking up trusts and monopolies |
| Upton Sinclair | writings led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act |
| Bull Moose | party begun by Teddy Roosevelt |
| Ida Tarbell | writings brought down Standard Oil |
| Lincoln Steffans | wrote about the political corruption in cities |
| Jane Addams | starts the most successful settlement house in the US |
| William LaFollette | Wisconsin governor known for his successful political reforms |
| Jacob Riis | writings exposed the terrible living conditions in poor city neighborhoods |
| “Square Deal” | Roosevelt’s policy to treat both the average person and businesses fairly |
| 16th Amendment | created the national income tax system |
| 17th Amendment | provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators |
| 18th Amendment | prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote nationally |
| Federal Reserve System | created to maintain and regulate the US money supply |
| initiative | allows the people to petition to create a law |
| referendum | allows the people to vote on the passage of a law |
| temperance | abstaining from drinking alcohol |
| recall | voting to remove an elected official from office |