| A | B |
| Bull Moose Party and Third Parties | The Populist Party |
| Federal Reserve System | is the central banking system of the United States |
| Interstate Commerce Commission | was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. |
| Muckrakers | journalist who wrote to expose social ills |
| Open Door Policy | proposed to keep China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis; thus, no international power would have total control of the country. |
| The election of 1912 | Wilson won the election, gaining a large majority in the Electoral College and winning 42% of the popular vote |
| Fiat Money | money that derives its value from government regulation or law. |
| Initiative | : A petition to propose amendments to the constitution. A petition to propose enactment of national legislation. |
| Nineteenth (19th) Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| Recall | a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended. |
| Referendum | direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, or a law. |
| Seventeenth (17th) Amendment | allowed for the direct election of senators |