Ch. 20 Vocab

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Minor v. Happerset

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1875, when the supreme court upheld the power of the states to deny its rights to women.

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Poll Tax

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made voters pay an annual tax for the right to vote

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williams v Mississippi

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1898 case where the court upheld the literacy tests for voting

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literacy test

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required for the right to vote in Mississippi. Excluded poor white voters and blacks

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Grandfather Clause

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adopted by Louisiana in 1898. It used a literacy test to disqualify black voters but permitted men who had failed the test to vote anyway if their fathers and grandfathers had voted before 1867

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Homestead Act

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passed by Republicans, granted subsidies to the transcontinental railroads and pushed other measures to encourage economic growth

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Munn v. Illinois

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the supreme court upheld the Illinois legislation, declaring that private property 'affected with the public interest"

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Wabash Decision

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court narrowed the Munn ruling and held that states could not regulate commerce extending beyond the borders

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ICC

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investigates and oversees railroad activities. Became the prototype of the federal commissions that regulate parts of the economy

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Interstate Commerce Act

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created the Interstate Commerce Commission

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Bland-Allison silver Purchase Act

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called for partial coinage of silver

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James G Blaine

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a republican nominee who was defeated by Grover Cleveland

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Pendleton Act

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reformed civil service, created a bipartisan Civil Service Commission to administer competitive exams and appoint officeholders on the basis of merit.

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McKinley Tariff Act

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raised tariff duties about 4% and included a novel reciprocity provision that allowed the president to lower duties if other countries did the same

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sherman Anti-Trust Act

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first federal attempt to regulate big business. Shaped all later antitrust policy and declared illegal every contract, combination in the form of trust or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce

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US v EC Knight

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supreme court drew a sharp distinction between commerce and manufacturing. Manufacturer was not subject to the law

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Sherman Silver Purchase Act

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tried to end the problem presented by silver

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Silverites

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happy about the monthly purchases buying up most of the countrys silver production

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Billion Dollar Congress

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passed a record number of laws that shaped later policy and asserted the authority of the federal government.

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National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union

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promised unified action to solve agricultural problems. drew plenty of members

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Ocala Demands

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called for the creation of a subtreasury system, free coinage of silver, an end to protective tariffs, national banks, direct election of the senators by voters, tighter regulation of railroad companies

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Populist Party

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united black and white farmers. formed at the national convention

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Greenback Labor Party

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candidate was James B. Weaver of Iowa, lost the election of 1880

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Industrial Black Friday

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crash of the stock market in 1869, sparked by gold speculators who attempted to corner the gold market

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Panic of 1893

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stock market crashed and business confidence shattered

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Coxey's Army

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headed to Capitol to find jobs for the jobless and pass the Coxey's Good Roads bill

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Pullman Strike

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one of the largest strikes in the countrys history when workers struck to protest wage cuts, high rents, and layoffs

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In Re Debs

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the supreme court endorsed the use of the injunction in labor disputes, giving business an effective antilabor weapon

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Wilson-Gorman Tariff act

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contained only modest reductions in duties

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romanticism v Realism

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authors began to reject romanticism and escapism turning to realism after the 1870s

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Coins Financial School

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popular silver pamphlet, had the eloquent Coin, tutoring famous people on the currency

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William Jennings Bryan

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a democratic candidate whose free trade policy will lead to economic ruin.

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Cross of Gold Speech

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said by Bryan and it was "you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of theres, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

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Gold Standard Act

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declared gold the standard of currency and ended the silver controversy