Groups of workers who fought for better hours, wages, and working conditions

Collective Bargaining

Labor discussions with management where unions represent workers.

People who replaced workers that were on strike. Also referred to as "scabs."

Settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of a neutral outsider.

Fought for reform within agriculture, government support, and a new form of currency (free silver).

Reformers who focused on urban problems, government, and business.

Journalists that expose problems in society in hopes that change will be made.

Required a civil service exam for government jobs, to ensure people were qualified for the jobs they were offered.

Interstate Commerce Act

Required railroads to publish reasonable rates, it helped cut down on railroad corruption

Pure Food and Drug Act

Law passed to ensure food was properly labeled. Passed after Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

Voters can propose a law/issue on a state ballot.

Voters can accept or reject a proposed law.

Allowed voters to remove officials from office.

An election where a political party chooses its candidates for political office.

Created a graduated national income tax to bring in revenue for the government.

Allowed voters to directly elect state Senators instead of being appointed y party leaders.

Made it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the U.S. Also referred to as Prohibition.

Granted women the right to vote in the U.S. (women's suffrage)

Law created to regulate the banking system. It created 12 regional banks supervised by the government.

Help

Options

focusNode

Didn't know it?
click below

Knew it?
click below

Don't Know

Remaining cards (0)

Know

retry

shuffle

restart

0:00

Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

History vocab study1

Vocabulary 1.0 test

Term	Definition
Labor Unions	Groups of workers who fought for better hours, wages, and working conditions
Collective Bargaining	Labor discussions with management where unions represent workers.
Strikebreakers	People who replaced workers that were on strike. Also referred to as "scabs."
Arbitration	Settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of a neutral outsider.
Populists	Fought for reform within agriculture, government support, and a new form of currency (free silver).
Progressives	Reformers who focused on urban problems, government, and business.
Muckrakers	Journalists that expose problems in society in hopes that change will be made.
Pendleton Act	Required a civil service exam for government jobs, to ensure people were qualified for the jobs they were offered.
Interstate Commerce Act	Required railroads to publish reasonable rates, it helped cut down on railroad corruption
Pure Food and Drug Act	Law passed to ensure food was properly labeled. Passed after Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
Initiative	Voters can propose a law/issue on a state ballot.
Referendum	Voters can accept or reject a proposed law.
Recall	Allowed voters to remove officials from office.
Direct Primary	An election where a political party chooses its candidates for political office.
16th Amendment	Created a graduated national income tax to bring in revenue for the government.
17th Amendment	Allowed voters to directly elect state Senators instead of being appointed y party leaders.
18th Amendment	Made it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the U.S. Also referred to as Prohibition.
19th Amendment	Granted women the right to vote in the U.S. (women's suffrage)
Federal Reserve Act	Law created to regulate the banking system. It created 12 regional banks supervised by the government.

Created by: user-1999178

"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries: