Gilded Age

2. A person working to improve and clean up government, often focusing on making it more democratic.
6. A reform allowing voters, not party leaders, to choose political candidates
7. Allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people, rather than state legislatures.
11. Powerful organizations that controlled cities and states using corrupt practices, like offering jobs in exchange for votes.
12. Civil ServiceAct – Law requiring government jobs to be awarded based on merit, not political connections.
15. The government’s efforts, led by President Roosevelt, to break up monopolies and encourage competition.

1. The amendment that granted women the right to vote in 1920.
3. Processes that allow citizens to vote directly on laws.
4. A system where political supporters were given government jobs, often leading to corruption and incompetence.
5. A social movement aimed at reducing alcohol consumption, leading to the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
8. Journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices, such as Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis.
9. Movements aimed at improving working conditions, regulating child labor, and establishing the 8-hour workday.
10. A corrupt political figure who controlled New York City and stole millions from taxpayers.
13. Community centers providing assistance to immigrants and the poor, spearheaded by leaders like Jane Addams.
14. A period of social, political, and economic reform from the 1890s to the 1920s.