Interstate Commerce Commission - Established to monitor discrimination within the railroad industry., William Jennings Bryant - Democratic canidate for president in 1896 under the banner of "free silver coinage.", third parties - Electoral contenders other than the two major parties. American third parties are not unusual, but they rarely win., Progressive Movement - Formed by midwestern farmers, socialists and labor organizers - they attacked monopolies and wanted reform., Social Gospel Movement - 19th century reform movement based on the belief that Christians have a responsibility to help improve working conditions/alleviate poverty., muckraker - a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society., Upton Sinclair - Muckraker who shocked the nation when he published The Jungle. The book revealed gruesome details about the meatpacking industry., Jane Addams - Founder of the Settlement House movement and specifically - Hull House., WEB Dubois - Wanted social and political integration as well as higher education for the "talented tenth.", 17th Amendment - Established the direct election of senators., Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President - known for conservationism, trust-busting and the Square Deal., Square Deal - Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers., Woodrow Wilson - 27th President - created the Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission and , William Howard Taft - 27th President - angered progressives by not promoting reforms fast enough. , National Park Service - Federal agency that manages all national parks., Susan B. Anthony - Social reformer who campaigned for women's rights, temperance and was an abolitionist., 19th Amendment - Gave women the right to vote.,

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