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A group of corporations run by a single board of directors
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TRUST
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Exclusive control over something
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MONOPOLY
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Time period from 1870-1890 where "the glitter of American society was hiding serious problems"
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GILDED AGE
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Getting something through dishonest or illegal methods
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CORRUPTION
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"The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs"
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SPOILS SYSTEM
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The President who was shot and killed by a "disappointed office seeker"
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JAMES GARFIELD
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The President who worked with the Congress to get a law passed that would change how people got government jobs
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CHESTER ARTHUR
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"System that includes most government jobs, except elected positions, the judiciary, and the military"
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CIVIL SERVICE
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The federal law passed in 1887, that provided for regulation of the railroads and the forbidding of practices such as rebates
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
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The group of people created to oversee the regulation of the railroads
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
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The federal law passed in 1890, prohidition "businesses from trying to limit or destroy competition"
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SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT
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The poltiical boss of New York who cheated New Your City out of more than $100 million
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WILLIAM MARCY TWEED
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Politicians or party :bosses" controlling the politics in some area
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POLITICAL MACHINE
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Reform movement that believed the solution to social problems lay in a more active role on the part of the government
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PROGRESSIVEISM
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"appointing commissions of experts to solve problems"
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WISCONSIN IDEA
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