| A | B |
|---|
| political machine | powerful organizations linked to political parties. |
| political boss | a representative of the political machine; controlled jobs and services. |
| suffrage | the right to vote. |
| arbitration | settling a dispute by an impartial outsider. |
| discrimination | unequal treatment because of race, religion or ethnic background. |
| patronage | the spoils system (giving gov't jobs for favors). |
| civil service | a group of non-elected government workers. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | promised the people a 'square deal' and supported conservation of the environment. |
| muckrakers | revealed corrupt practices in gov't by writing articles. |
| Prohibition Law | another name for the 18th Amendment. |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | restricted Japanese immigration to the US. |
| Plessy v Ferguson | decision that legalized racial segregation; separate but equal. |
| Upton Sinclair | wrote 'The Jungle' and led to the Meat Inspection Act. |
| William Howard Taft | helped ratify an amendment that allowed gov't to tax peoples income. |
| Woodrow Wilson | ratified the Federal Reserves Act with regulated banking. |
| mutualistas | Mexican immigrant support group; helped to raise money for legal assistance. |
| NAACP | support group for African Americans. |
| Dr. Carlos Montezuma | fought for justice for Native Americans. |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | law to control trusts and monopolies. |
| Interstate Commerce Act | required RR to charge fair rates. |
| Federal Reserve Act | law to regulate banking. |
| Pendleton Act | law to set up competitive exams for federal jobs. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | law that kept workers from an Asian country from entering US. |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | law that required accurate labeling of food and medicine. |
| 16th Amendment | allowed for collection of income tax. |
| 17th Amendment | allowed people to elect senators. |
| 18th Amendment | disallowed the sale or transport of alcohol. |
| 19th Amendment | allowed women the right to vote. |
| Wyoming | the first state to allow women the right to vote. |
