Vocab terms Flashcards
Initiative
gave voters the right to introduce a bill directly before a state legislature.
17th Amendment
Gave people the ability to vote directly for Senators
Primary Election
voters can select which candidate will run in the general election
Bull Moose Party (1912)
Theodore Roosevelt was their presidential nominee
18th Amendment
known as Prohibition, established the banning of alcohol in the U.S.
Referendum
allowed voters to be able to make a bill become a law (yes/no vote)
16th Amendment
Established the income tax
Progressive Era
A time period when the U.S. was regulating trusts/big business, fixing social problems, and encouraging free-enterprise
Spoils System
A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.
Thomas Nast
A famous cartoonist in the 19th century who hoped to expose Boss Tweed. Created the Republican Elephant, Democratic Donkey, and Santa Clause
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Muckrakers
exposed corruption and abuses in industry in big business men
The Hepburn Act
Allowed the ICC greater control over railroads (Teddy Roosevelt)
Elkins Act
Signed by Teddy Roosevelt to put an end to rebates in the railroad industry
City bosses
Corrupt wealthy men that used their power over workers to gain political power
Federal Reserve Act
law by Woodrow Wilson that created the modern banking system
Meat Inspection Act
A law passed by Congress to have meat inspected (Teddy Roosevelt)
Pure Food and Drug Act
Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling (Teddy Roosevelt)
political machine
a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes by giving out favors
Election of 1912
Presidential campaign involving Taft, T. Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote, because Roosevelt and other Progressives were not satisfied with Taft, enabling Wilson to win
Progressives
reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way the government works
Women’s Temperance
deals with making alcohol illegal in the U.S.
Women’s Suffrage
A movement to secure the right to vote for women
Carry Nation
A temperance crusader who busted bars/saloons ( wanted alcohol banned)