| A | B |
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| oligopoly | A few large companies that control prices for an entire industry. |
| muckrakers | Investigative reporters who exposed corruption. |
| initiative | The right of voters to place an issue on the ballot in a state election. |
| referendum | The right of voters to accept or reject laws. |
| recall | The right of voters to remove incompetent elected officials from office. |
| behalf | In the interest of. |
| accurate | Correct, precise. |
| suffragist | Person who fought for woman suffrage, or women's right to vote. |
| prohibition | Laws that banned making or selling alcohol. |
| professional | Showing a high degree of specialized skills. |
| intelligence | The ability to learn facts and skills and apply them. |
| trustbuster | A government official who investigates and combats business alliances formed to control competition and prices. |
| arbitration | The process of resolving disputes between people or groups by agreeeing to accept the decision of a neutral party. |
| Square Deal | Theodore Roosevelt's promised program of fair and equal treatment for all. |
| conservation | Protection and preservation of natural resources. |
| inspect | Examine carefully in order to judge quality. |
| primary | An election in which a political party chooses its candidates. |
| discrimination | Unfair treatment, usually based on prejudice toward a certain race, ethnic group, religion, age group, or gender. |
| segregation | Separation of one group from another. |
| mutualista | Mexican American aid group. |
| barrio | Mexican neighborhood. |
| deny | To refuse. |
| bias | Prejudice, an unfair dislike of someone or something. |
