Chapter 22 Lesson 1

3. the right of voters to accept or reject laws
10. powerful groups linked to political parties who would usually control local governments in many cities
14. oversees the railroad and eventually trucking industries
17. direct election of senators
19. group of people that believed government should own resources and operate major industries
21. included the initiative, referendum and recall as voting reforms

1. passed to protect against actions or groups that held back normal commerce or trade
2. required railroads to charge and publish "reasonable and just" rates
4. artist who exposed William Tweed in his political cartoons in "Harper's Weekly"
5. investigative reporters who exposed corruption
6. author who described the horrors of the Chicago meatpacking industry
7. set up in the Pendleton Act that would give tests for federal jobs and controlled the hiring of federal employees
8. New York's Democratic political machine in the 1860s and 1870s
9. a few large companies that control prices for an entire industry
11. author who exposed the oil trust's unfair practices
12. thought the government should regulate big business
13. the right of voters to remove incompetent elected officials from office
15. the right of voters to place an issue on the ballot in a state election
16. leader of the American Socialist Party
18. passed by congress to end the spoils system
20. William Tweed's nickname
22. where elected leaders gave government jobs to their supporters, also known as patronage