Chapter 8 Vocab
Something that is painted with gold paint so it looks nice but is cheap on the inside
Powerful organizations whose only goal was to get their candidates elected to office through any means possible
Political machine in NYC
Leader of the political machines
Boss of Tammany Hall
Giving jobs to loyal party supporters even if they weren’t qualified
Set up a merit system for people to get government jobs
A group of ideas favoring social change
Allowed voters to choose candidates for public office
Allowed Americans to vote directly for Senators
Allows voters to sign a petition asking for a special election to remove an elected official before his term is up
Allows voters to vote on proposed laws
Gives voters a chance to vote to accept or reject a law that has been proposed by the state
A disaster in which 146 immigrant girls died when a fire broke out
Banned mislabeled and contaminated food and drugs
Believed that alcohol was evil and the cause of many problems so they wanted to ban it
Banned the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcohol in the U.S.
Refers to the period of time after the 19 th amendment made alcohol illegal until the 21 st amendment repealed it
The right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
School founded to provide vocational training for black people
Pronounced “N – double A – C – P” National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The protection of nature and its resources
Created to supervise national parks and monuments