Honors History Vocab

Question 1

refusal to comply with laws, peaceful form of political

protest

Answer 1

civil disobedience

Question 2

(12 districts) created a central bank of the U.S. to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible and more stable monetary and financial system

Answer 2

Federal Reserve Act

Question 3

deadly industrial disaster, killing 146 workers (123 women, 23 men); initiated implementation of safety laws

Answer 3

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Question 4

granted Congress power to tax income

Answer 4

16th Amendment

Question 5

(reformers) those favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform

Answer 5

progressives

Question 6

1st investigative reporters; investigated businesses, factories, and government to expose corruption and scandals

Answer 6

muckraker

Question 7

a group that controls the activities of a political party,

e.g. Boss Tweed

Answer 7

political machine

Question 8

political unit, such as a city or town

Answer 8

municipality

Question 9

person who wields disproportionate power and

influence over a political region or constituency (voters)

Answer 9

(political) city boss

Question 10

(replaced city bosses) ran each department of the city;

reported directly to city council

Answer 10

city manager

Question 11

right to local self-government

Answer 11

home rule

Question 12

ensures voters select candidates to run for

office rather than “party” bosses

Answer 12

direct primary (elections)

Question 13

allows voters to petition to propose legislation and to submit petition for vote

Answer 13

initiative

Question 14

vote by people (aka electorate) on a single political issue - direct vote

Answer 14

referendum

Question 15

procedure for voters to remove an elected official from office - direct vote

Answer 15

recall

Question 16

right to vote in political elections

Answer 16

suffrage

Question 17

person who acts for the preservation of the environment and/or wildlife

Answer 17

conservationist

Question 18

an authoritative warning or order to stop an action

Answer 18

injunction

Question 19

an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union

Answer 19

union

Question 20

comparison of the wealth of groups in a society - this era had a huge wealth gap between rich and poor (wealth inequality)

Answer 20

distribution of wealth

Question 21

exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service

Answer 21

monopoly

Question 22

government activities to break up monopolies

Answer 22

trust busting

Question 23

funded irrigation projects for arid lands

of U.S.in the West; funded with sale of other lands

Answer 23

Newlands Reclamation Act

Question 24

law to remove harmful and misrepresented foods/drugs from the market; regulated mfg and sale of drugs and foods - must label ingredients

Answer 24

Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 25

1906 legislation signed by President Theodore Roosevelt prohibiting the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food … ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock.

Answer 25

Meat Inspection Act

Question 26

consumer protection laws in pursuit of free and fair competition in marketplace

Answer 26

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Question 27

regulated pricing of movement of goods across state lines; telephone / telegraph

Answer 27

Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)

Question 28

federal act imposing restrictions on child labor

Answer 28

Keatings-Owens Act

Question 29

1890 - committed the American government to outlaw and oppose monopolies - very vague, allowed for loopholes

Answer 29

Sherman Antitrust Act

Question 30

1914 - clarified and strengthened a very vague

Sherman Antitrust Act

Answer 30

Clayton Antitrust Act

Question 31

voters now directly elected U.S. Senators

Answer 31

17th Amendment

Question 32

Prohibition (repealed by 21st Amendment)

Answer 32

18th Amendment

Question 33

gave women the right to vote

Answer 33

19th Amendment