Lesson 1 & 3 Crossword

5. service, all government jobs except elected offices and those in military
8. a condition that attracts people to move to a new area
9. Exclusion Act, 1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the U.S.
10. a process by which people vote directly on a bill
11. a journalist who exposed corruption and bad business practices in the late 1800s and early 1900s
12. a condition that drives people from their homeland
14. an American who wanted limited immigration to preserve the U.S. for native-born Protestants
16. to experience something
17. the cramped quarters for passengers paying the lowest fares on a ship

1. a process by which voters can put a bill directly before the state legislature
2. a process by which voters can remove an elected official from office
3. the practice of awarding government jobs to political supporters
4. process of holding on to old traditions while adapting to a new culture
6. the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs
7. ability, achievement, or worthiness
8. an election in which voters choose their party's candidate for the general election
12. a reformer in the late 1800s and early 1900s who wanted to improve American life
13. a setting where people exchange views, ideas, and opinions
15. in Eastern Europe, an organized attack on a Jewish community