Chapter 20 Flashcards
Urban political organization that controlled patronage, manipulated votes, and exploited immigrants for political gain
Political Machine
Solid South
Term for the south’s unwavering political support of the Democratic Party from the 1870s to the 1960s
Plessy v. Ferguson(1896)
Supreme Court ruling validating segregation as “separate but equal”
The government should not regulate industry
Laissez-afire economics
Populist Party (1890s)
Agrarian-based third party challenge to democrats and republicans
Tax that countries pay to import their goods to the United States
Tariff
Populist Democrat that ran for president 3 times, including 1896.
William Jennings Bryan
The republican victory ends the close struggle between the 2 major parties; ensures Republican dominance for the next 30 years
Election of 1896
Spanish-American War
Expansionist war that resulted in the acquisition of new territories for the United States
What dominated votes to keep a single party power?
Political Machines
What gave rise to the Democrats’ solid south?
Black across the south were kept away from the polls through legalized discrimination and fear.
What legalized segregation, but it was rarely “separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
True or False: the three big issues of the day were mainly symbolic
True
Who believed in a “hands-off” approach to the economy, even during economic downturns
Politicians
True or False: Populists show content with the political elite.
False they showed discontent
