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| 9266348144 | People's (Populist) Party | an agrarian-populist political party in the United States. For a few years, 1892-96, it played a major role as a left-wing force in American politics. Drew support from angry farmers in the West and South and operated on the left-wing of American politics. Highly critical of capitalism, especially banks and railroads. Allied itself with the labor movement | 0 | |
| 9266348145 | Assimilation | the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group. | 1 | |
| 9266348146 | Social Services | a range of public services provided by governmental or private organizatios. Aimed at creating effective organizations, building stronger communities, and promoting equality and opportunity. Include benefits of education, health care, job training and subsidized housing. | 2 | |
| 9266348147 | Consumer Culture | consumption choices and behaviours made from a social and cultural point of view, as opposed to an economic or psychological one. | 3 | |
| 9266348148 | The Gilded Age | The late 19th century, from the 1870s to about 1900. Term derived from writer Mark Twain's 1873 The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding. | 4 | |
| 9266348149 | Social Darwinism | term coined in the late 19th century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence in which natural selection results in "survival of the fittest." | 5 | |
| 9266348150 | Gospel of Wealth | an article written by Andrew Carnegie in June of 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. | 6 | |
| 9266348151 | Jane Addams | a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. She created the first Hull House. Co-winner of 1931 Nobel Peace Prize | 7 | |
| 9266348152 | Plessy v. Ferguson | 1896 - Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal." | 8 | |
| 9266348153 | Racial Segregation | the separation of humans into ethnic or racial groups in daily life. Generally applie to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, riding on a bus, or in the rental or purchase of a home. | 9 | |
| 9266348154 | pool | In business, an agreement to divide a given market in order to avoid competition. | 10 | |
| 9266348155 | rebate | A return of a portion of the amount paid for goods or services. | 11 | |
| 9266348156 | free enterprise | An economic system that permits unrestricted entrepreneurial business activity; capitalism. | 12 | |
| 9266348157 | regulatory commission | In American government, any of the agencies established to control a special sphere of business or other activity; members are usually appointed by the president and confirmed by Congress. | 13 | |
| 9266348158 | trust | A combination of corporations, usually in the same industry, in which stockholders trade their stock to a central board in exchange for trust certificates. | 14 | |
| 9266348159 | syndicate | An association of financiers organized to carry out projects requiring very large amounts of capital. | 15 | |
| 9266348160 | patrician | Characterized by noble or highs social standing. | 16 | |
| 9266348161 | plutocracy | Government by the wealthy. | 17 | |
| 9266348162 | third world | The noncommunist and non-Western nations of the world, most of them formerly under colonial rule and still economically poor and dependent. | 18 | |
| 9266348163 | socialist | One who believes in the ownership and control of the major means of production by the whole community rather than by individuals or corporations. | 19 | |
| 9266348164 | radical | One who believes in fundamental change in the political, economic, or social system. | 20 | |
| 9266348165 | lockout | The refusal by an employer to allow employees to work unless they agree to his or her terms. | 21 | |
| 9266348166 | yellow dog contract | A labor contract in which an employee must agree not to join a union as a condition of holding the job. | 22 | |
| 9266348167 | cooperative | An organization for producing, marketing, or consuming goods in which the members share the benefits. | 23 | |
| 9266348168 | anarchist | One who believes that formal, coercive government is wrong in principle. | 24 | |
| 9266348169 | megalopolis | An extensive, heavily populated area, containing several dense urban centers. | 25 | |
| 9266348170 | tenement | A multi-dwelling building, often poor or overcrowded. | 26 | |
| 9266348171 | affluence | An abundance of wealth. | 27 | |
| 9266348172 | despotism | Government by an absolute or tyrannical ruler. | 28 | |
| 9266348173 | parochial | Concerning a parish or small district. | 29 | |
| 9266348174 | sweatshop | A factory where employees are forced to work long hours under difficult conditions for meager wages. | 30 | |
| 9266348175 | pauper | A poor person, often one who lives on tax-supported charity. | 31 | |
| 9266348176 | convert | A person who turns from one religion or set of beliefs to another. | 32 | |
| 9266348177 | Fundamentalist | A Protestant who rejects religious modernism and adheres to a strict and literal interpretation of Christian doctrine and Scriptures. | 33 | |
| 9266348178 | agnostic | One who believes that there can be no human knowledge of any God or gods. | 34 | |
| 9266348179 | behavioral psychology | The branch of psychology that examines human action, often considering it more important tan mental or inward states. | 35 | |
| 9266348180 | syndicated | In journalism, material that is sold by an organization for publication in several newspapers. | 36 | |
| 9266348181 | tycoon | A wealthy businessperson, especially one who openly displays power and position. | 37 | |
| 9266348182 | prohibition | Forbidding by law the manufacture, sake, or consumption of liquor. | 38 | |
| 9266348183 | rustic | Concerning unsophisticated country ways; crude and inelegant. | 39 | |
| 9266348184 | immunity | Freedom or exemption from some imposition. | 40 | |
| 9266348185 | medicine man | Among native Americans, a holy man or shaman who exercises spiritual powers and is considered able to cure disease. | 41 | |
| 9266348186 | reservation | Public land designated for use by native Americans. | 42 | |
| 9266348187 | ward | Someone considered incompetent to manage his or her own affairs and therefore placed under the legal guardianship of another person or group. | 43 | |
| 9266348188 | probationary | Concerning a period of testing or trial, after which a decision is made based on performance. | 44 | |
| 9266348189 | folklore | The common traditions and stories of a people. | 45 | |
| 9266348190 | irrigation | Watering land artificially, through canals, pipes, or other means. | 46 | |
| 9266348191 | meridian | In geography, any of the lines of longitude running north and south on the globe. | 47 | |
| 9266348192 | contiguous | Joined together by common borders. | 48 | |
| 9266348193 | safety valve | Anything, such as the American frontier, that allegedly serves as a necessary outlet for built-up pressure, energy, and so on. | 49 | |
| 9266348194 | loan shark | A person who lends money at an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest. | 50 | |
| 9266348195 | serfdom | The feudal condition of being permanently bound to land owned by someone else. | 51 | |
| 9266348196 | mumbo jumbo | Mysterious and unintelligible words or behavior. | 52 | |
| 9266348197 | prophet | A person believed to speak with divine power or special gifts. | 53 | |
| 9266348198 | citadel | A fortress occupying a commanding height. | 54 | |
| 9266348199 | filibuster | To utilize the technique of obstructing legislation by tactics such as making long speeches and introducing irrelevant amendments. | 55 | |
| 9266348200 | landslide | An overwhelming majority of votes for one side in an election. | 56 | |
| 9266348201 | clientele | Those whom a lawyer or similar agent is engaged to represent and serve. | 57 | |
| 9266348202 | legal tender | Any form of money that must be accepted in payment for goods purchased or for repayment of debt. | 58 | |
| 9266348203 | bullion | Precious metals in their raw form, before they are coined. | 59 | |
| 9266348204 | reserve | In finance, the portion of money held back from circulation by a bank or treasury, which provides backing for its notes or loans. | 60 | |
| 9266348205 | bimetallism | The legalized concurrent use of two precious metals as currency at a fixed ratio of value. | 61 | |
| 9266348206 | slush fund | An unaccountable sum of money available for questionable to corrupt purposes. | 62 | |
| 9266348207 | equilibrium | A state of balance between competing forces or interests. | 63 | |
| 9266348208 | lobbyist | Someone who promotes an interest or cause before a political body, often for pay. | 64 | |
| 9266348209 | concession | A privilege granted by a government to another government, private company, or individual. | 65 | |
| 9266348210 | nation-state | The modern form of political organization in which the government coincides exactly with a single national territory and population having a distinctive culture, language, history, and so on. | 66 | |
| 9266348211 | reciprocity | An exchange of equal privileges between two governments. | 67 | |
| 9266348212 | scorched-earth policy | The policy of burning and destroying all the property in a given area so as to deny it to an enemy. | 68 | |
| 9266348213 | reconcentration | The policy of forcibly removing a population to confined areas in order to deny support to enemy forces. | 69 | |
| 9266348214 | jingoist | Aggressively patriotic and warlike. | 70 | |
| 9266348215 | atrocity | A specific act of extreme cruelty. | 71 | |
| 9266348216 | proviso | An article or cause in a statute, treaty, or contract establishing a particular stipulation or condition affecting the whole document. | 72 | |
| 9266348217 | archipelago | A large group of islands within a limited area. | 73 | |
| 9266348218 | hostage | A person or thing forcibly held in order to obtain certain goals or agreements. | 74 | |
| 9266348219 | Civil Rights Cases of 1883. (A single decision on a group of cases with similar legal problems) | Legalized segregation with regard to private property. | 75 | |
| 9266348220 | Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois (1886) | Declared state-passed Granger laws that regulated interstate commerce unconstitutional. | 76 | |
| 9266348221 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Co. v. Minnesota (1890) | Found that Granger law regulations were violations of the 5th Amendment right to property. | 77 | |
| 9266348222 | Pollock v. The Farmers' Loan and Trust Co. (1895) | Declared the income tax under the Wilson-Gorman Tariff to be unconstitutional. | 78 | |
| 9266348223 | U. S. v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895) | Due to a narrow interpretation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the Court undermined the authority of the federal government to act against monopolies. | 79 | |
| 9266348224 | Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) | Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal." | 80 |
