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| African American wanting blacks to work for their rights |
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| African Amarican demanded equal rights who demanded equal rights now |
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| segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction |
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| African American woman wanting justice for blacks |
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| sum of money to be paid before a person could vote |
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| law to disqualify African American, Native American, and some white voters by allowing only men whose fathers and grandfathers voted before 1867 to vote |
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| reading and writing test formerly used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting |
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| 1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers |
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| persistant, substantial rise in general level of prices related to an increase in volume of money and resulting loss of value of currency |
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| political cartoonist who exposed Boss Tweed |
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| leader in women's rights in movement |
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| practice of the political party in power giving jobs to supporters rather than people based on their qualifications |
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| 1883 law that created civil service system for the federal gov't in an attempt to hire employees on a merit system rather than on a spoils system |
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| Organization of farmers to protest the railroads |
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| group of farmers that flourished in 1880s |
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| leading figure in the Democratic Party, a peace advocate, a prohibitionist, an opponent of Darwinism, and one of the most prominent leaders of populism in the late 19th - and early 20th century. Because of his faith in the goodness and rightness of the common people, he was called "The Great Commoner." |
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| People's party; political party formed in 1891 to advocate a larger money supply and other economic reforms |
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| fall in general price level or contraction of credit and available money |
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| movement responded to pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms |
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| writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business |
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| proess which citizens proposed new law directly on the ballot |
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| process allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by legislature |
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| process by which voters can remove elected official from office beore their terms end |
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| election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections |
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| political organization that controls enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of its community |
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| Muckraker. The Shame of the Cities, he sought to bring about political reform in urban America by appealing to the emotions of Americans. He tried to make them feel very outraged and "shamed" by showing examples of corrupt governments throughout urban America. |
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| Muckraker; immigrant from Denmark who wanted social reforms |
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| founder o US settlement house movmnt |
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| Muckraker. Famous for writing her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company" |
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| author o "The Jungle" showed hazards of meatpacking industry |
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| reform mvmnt emerged in late 19th century that sought to improve society by applying Christian Principles |
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| Prez Roosevelt'sprogram of reforms to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small biz owners and the poor |
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| United Mine Workers of America threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply. Prez Roosevelt suspended the strike |
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| 1906 law allowed federal gov't to inspect meat sold across state lines and required federal inspection of meat processing plants |
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| 1906 law allowed federal inspection of food and medicine, and banned the interstate shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and drugs |
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| 1902 law gave federal gov't power to decide how water was distributed via dams and irrigation projects |
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| gave ICC to include communications |
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| 1913 constitutional amendment gave congress the authority to levy any income tax |
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| re-imposed federal income tax from 40% to 25% after 16th amndmnt |
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| 1913 law put national banks under control of Federal Reserve Board, which sets inerest rates and supervises commercial banks |
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| gov't agency established in 1914 to identify monopolistic business practices, false advertising and dishonest labeling |
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| 1913 law that stated that there should be 2 senators for each state |
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