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Political Machines
In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives—money, political jobs—and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity. -
Susan B. Anthony
an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement -
Nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. -
Jane Addams
an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace -
Homestead Act
To qualify for the general residence homestead exemption an individual must have an ownership interest in the property and use the property as the individual's principal residence. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored -
W. E. B. DuBois
Du Bois was a prolific author. His collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, is a seminal work in African-American literature -
Upton Sinclair
an American writer, muckraker -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Muckraker
any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing -
Homestead Strike 1892
was an industrial lockout and strike which began on July 1, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899 -
Initiative
Initiative is a power reserved to the voters to propose legislation, by petition, that would enact, amend or repeal a City Charter or Code provision. -
Referendum
a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. -
Recall
Recall is a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official. -
16th Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population -
18th Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917 -
. 19th Amendment
granted women the right to vote