Glossary

  • Riveter

    a common wartime job; a person whose job it is to fasten things with metal pins called “rivets”

  • Robert James Harlan

    a civil rights activist and politician. Robert was born enslaved and raised by the Harlan family. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1886.

  • Scrutiny

    critical examination or close watch

  • Second Bank of the United States

    The national bank of America that held the nation’s deposits and made its payments. It was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and chartered from 1816-1836.

  • Secretary of State

    The head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs.

  • Sediment

    Soil moved by water.

  • Selective incorporation

    the Supreme Court process of using individual cases to make the Bill of Rights apply to the states

  • Self-sustaining

    Able to continue in a healthy state without outside assistance.

  • Senate Judiciary Committee

    a standing committee (group) of 21 senators who oversee the Department of Justice, consider executive and judicial nominations, and review pending legislation.

  • Sensational

    causing great public interest and excitement.