Ap 2 Chapter 20 Vocab

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Minor V. Happerset

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Upheld the power of the states to deny the rights of women to vote.

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Poll Tax

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A fee required to be paid when voting. Used to keep Blacks out of the Polls.

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Williams V. Mississippi

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Upheld the usage of literacy tests

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Literacy Test

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A test that requires the voter to read and interpret the Constitution to the official's satisfaction, which were white males. Used to deny Blacks at the polls.

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Grandfather Clause

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If the voter's father or grandfather had voted before 1867, they were automatically given a vote. Blacks were not able to vote before 1867, of course.

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Homestead Act

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Granted subsidies to transcontinental railroads. Republican Act

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Munn V. Illinois

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Stated that private property "affected with the public interest... must submit to being controlled by the public for the common good.

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Wabash Decision

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States are not allowed to deal with Interstate commerce.

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ICC

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Interstate Commerce Commission. Investigated and oversaw railroad activities. Led way to the FTC we have today.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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Formed the ICC. Spurred from the Wabash decision.

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Bland Allison Silver Purchase Act

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Partial coinage of silver

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James G. Blaine

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The Republican candidate running against Cleveland

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Pendleton Act

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Reform the Civil Service. Created a Bipartisan Civil Service Commission to administer competitive examinations and appoint officeholders on the basis of merit.

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McKinley Tariff Act

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Raised tariffs approximately 4% and included a novel reciprocity provision.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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First attempt to regulate big business. Was loosely termed so open to interpretation.

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US V. EC Knight

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First federal interpretation of Sherman Antitrust Act. Ruled in favor of the management

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Sherman Silver Purchase Act

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Kept a limited form of silver coinage with congressional passage of the Bland-Allison Act in 1878. Lowered price of silver.

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Silverites

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Those in favor of unlimited silver coinage.

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National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union

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Supported Coinage of silver, to lower farm maintenance and raise crop prices.

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Billion Dollar Congress

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1890 Congress spent billions on appropriations and grants.