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34 Cards in this Set
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minor V. hepperset
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supreme court decision upheld the power of the states to deny women the right to vote
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poll tax
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voters had to pay an anual tax to vote
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williams V. mississippi
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upheld the use of literacy tests in south
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literacy test
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used by southern states to exclude poors and blacks form voting
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grandfather clause
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used to exclude only blacks from voting. whites who failed literacy could still vote if father or grandfather voted before 1867
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homestead act
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granted subsudies to the transcontinental railroad and pushed other measures to encourage economic growth
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munn V. illinois
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supreme court upheld the illinois legislation. decalring that private property affecting 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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narrowed the munn ruling and held that states could not regulate commerce extending beyond their borders
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ICC
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investigate and oversee railroad activity
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interstate commerce act
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created ICC
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Bland-allison silver purchase act
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called for a partial coinage of silver
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pendleton act
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made to reform the civil service
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McKinley terrif act
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raised ta riff duties about 4%. used duties to promote new industries
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James G. BLaine
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republican candidate in election of 1884
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sherman silver purchase act
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treasury purchased 4.5 million ounces of silver a month and was to issue legal tender in form of treasury notes in payment for it
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sherman antirust act
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the first federal attempt to regulate business.
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US v. EC Knight
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the first judicial interpretation of the law
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silverites
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happy with the govt. purchasing most of the country's silver supply
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billion dollar congess
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passed a record number of sugnificant laws that helped shape later policy and asserted the authority of the federal government to a degree the country would not then accept.
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national farmers alliance and indusstrial union
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promised unified action to all agricultural problems.
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ocala demands
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called for the creation of a sub-treasury system in return, farmers could claim tresury notes for up to 80% of the local market value of the crop
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populist party
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worked to unite black and white farmers
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greenback-labor party
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in favor of paper money
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industrial black friday
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stocks plunged and a mojor panic struck in 1929. wall streets worst crash since 1893
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Panic of 1893
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major stock market crash. banks cut back in loans causing business to also crash
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coxey's army
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jacob S. Coxey and his followers who marched in protest of the denial of Coxeys bill
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pullman strike
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workers of pullman palace car company protested wage cuts and layoffs
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in Re Debs
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court endorsed the use of injunction in labor disputes. this gave bussiness and govt. an effective antilabor weapon that hindered union growth
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wilson-gorman tariff act
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reduced tariff on coal, iron ore, wool, and sugar
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ramanticism V. realism
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many turned away from romantic works. instead goin to realism, detirmined to portray life as it was
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coin's financial school
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most popular of all silver pamphlets
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william jennings bryan
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correspondant for nebraska newspaper. gave "cross of gold speech"
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cross of gold speech
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highly religious. religious defending the production of gold
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gold standard act
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announced gold as the standard currency, ending the silver debate
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