BIG CITY LIFE
These cramped apartments sometimes held as many as ten people in a space smaller than this classroom.
Tenements
This president, not to be confused with the orange cat, was shot for the simple reason of not handing out jobs like, well, cat treats
James Garfield
Created by Teddy Roosevelt, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park are directly funded by this government agency
The National Parks Department
Not to be confused with pain and torment, this word at its core simply means voting rights
Suffrage
Known originally as Samuel Clemens, this author composed both the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn, which were scathing critiques of American values
Mark Twain
Tammany Hall was political machine, thriving on patronage, and headed up by this boss man.
Boss Tweed
Often an afterthought this president was shot and paved the way for Teddy Roosevelt to kickstart the progressive era
Located in New York, this agency sets the tone for all banks to follow, sometimes printing money, and even raising interests when the situation calls for it.
The federal reserve.
Rob Thomas claims to be from one of these Mexican American neighborhoods in his hit song Smooth with Carlos Santana
Barrios
This African American author was masking up before COVID, with his short stanza'd poem, We Wear The Mask
Paul Laurence Dunbar
It's not a bird or a plane, but these towering structures gave Americans plenty of reason to look up in the sky
skyscrapers.
Woodrow Wilson
Companies that are the targets of this commission, created by Woodrow Wilson, better watch out, because they are making a list of unfair practices, and at the door to give it a second check
The Federal Trade Comission
These elections-within-elections come first, as voters from both parties decide which member should be running for offices like president, governor, or legislature.
Primaries
Upton Sinclair titled his book after this lush environment with flora and fauna, despite the fact that it was actually about a meat packing business
The Jungle
Existing just on the outside of big cities, these areas are the dream destinations for working Amercians
Suburbs
Despite initially being saddled with the passive job of the VP, this president spoke softly yet carried a big stick that he waved into action, breaking up trusts, and expanding American culture.
Teddy Roosevelt.
With patronage gone, this commission sought to fit civic jobs with servants best suited for their roles
Civil Service Comission
When voters get a single issue onto a citizen's ballot, it results in this election day situation.
Referendum
Journalists who exposed the dirt on American business, were given this unflattering name
Muckrakers
Powered by electricity, these dedicated little carts carried thousands of working Americans to their jobs day in and day out
Trolleys
This rather rotund figure started as a friend, but soon became Roosevelt's portly punching bag
William Howard Taft
Named after two horned animals, this party was what Teddy Roosevelt ran under during his third election campaign for the US presidency
Bull Moose Party
What was that again? I can't remember. These occur when elected politicians find themselves on the people's chopping block, and people vote on whether or not they keep their job.
Recall
cowboys