Unit 3 Flash Cards

Question	Answer
1. Reform	To change for the better
2. Progressivism	Fixing society with government change
3. Tenements	Slum apartments in cities
4. Political corruption	Using a position of power for self gain
5. Populism	More power to ordinary people
6. Americanization	Immigrants learning to become ¨american¨
7. Public Education	Government run schools
8. Environmental Regulations	Laws about how the environment is treated
9. Conservation	Protecting and preserving the environment
10. Suffrage	The right to vote
11. Sherman Antitrust act	Anti-monopoly law from 1890
12. Clayton antitrust act	Stopped monopolies from merging & helped labor unions
13. Muckrakers	Journalist who exposed wrongdoings
14. Theodore Roosevelt	Progressive president
15. Federal reserve system	Central bank created to protect banks from failing
16. Lobbying	Seek to influence a politician or a public official on a problem
17. Political Parties	Group of people who have the same ideology
18. Public Opinion	Views common among the general public
19. Farmers alliance	Organization to make farmers lives better
20. Media	Forms of mass communication

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	Created by JOSE FLORES-RANDOLPH about 6 years ago