| A | B |
| barrio | neighborhhod of Spanish-speaking people |
| suffragist | person who supported women's right to vote |
| conservation | protection of natural resources |
| trustbuster | nickname for a President who broke up trusts |
| recall | way in which voters can remove an elected official from public office |
| referendum | election in which voters decide if a bill becomes law |
| initiative | right of voters to introduce bills to the state legislature |
| primary | election in which voters choose candidates for election |
| public interest | the good of all people |
| muckraker | reporter tries to bring reform by exposing wrongs |
| civil service | government jobs, except those in armed forces or those won by election |
| patronage | jobs to reward people who supported a politician's election |