MIDTERM PART 1 (terms) Flashcards
(21 cards)
Political Machine
unofficial city organization designed to keep particular party/group in power
Recall
allowed citizen to remove elected officials before their terms were up
Referendum
direct vote when everyone votes on a specific issue
Suburb
Residential community surrounding a city
Settlement House
community center organized to provide services to the urban poor
Initiative
allowed people to propose new laws/changes to existing laws direclty, getting enough signatures
Dumbbell Tenement
narrow building, allowing light air/air shafts
Gentlemen’s Agreement
1907 agreement US & Japan restricted Japanese immigration
Tenement
low-cost apartment that often has poor standards, fits as many people
Chinese Exclusion Act
law passed 1882 prohibiting Chinese laborers from entering the country, did not prevent entry of previous US citizens
17th Amendment
established election of US senators by the people, increase democratic participation
Urbanization
human populations increase into discrete areas
Piecework
Workers paid based off of number of items they produce
Sweatshops
workers face poor working conditions
Union
Organization where workers collectively represent their interests & negotiate with employers
Strike
Workers protest to having better working conditions (they refuse to have bad ones)
Robber Baron
Wealthy business leader that treated worker poorly & manipulates industry in negative way
Monopoly
A company having control over a particular product/service, limiting competition
Direct Primary
form of elections when voter directly choose political party candidates
Anti-Imperialists
political principal in independence struggles against intervention
