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chapter 22
Term | Definition |
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muckrakers | investigative reporters who exposed corruption |
spoils system | government jobs being given to candidates political supporters, replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters |
17th amendment | elections of senators were to be done by voters not political supporters |
progressive | someone believing in change by government action, |
suffragist | someone who believes in a right to vote |
19th amendment | woman suffrage was in effect women could vote |
Sherman Antitrust Act | antitrust law that allowed the government to make moves against trusts |
18th amendment | prevented the sale and transportation of alcohol |
political machines | powerful groups linked to political parties they would control local governments in cities |