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Why did the progressive movement want the direct election of Senators?
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∙ 7y ago
They thought it would lessen political coruption.
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Which reform was part of the Progressive movement?
The progressive movement brought about a reform in the election of US senators. The reform provided for the direct election of senators into the legislature.
What of these was a goal of progressive reformers?
direct election of senators
What period in the US were the amendments concerning the income tax direct election of Senators Prohibition and women's suffrage enacted?
Progressive Era.
The direct election of senators was established with the?
amendment to 17th amendment
Which amendment provided for the direct election or senators?
Seventeenth amendment
Which reform was part of the Progressive movement?
The progressive movement brought about a reform in the election of US senators. The reform provided for the direct election of senators into the legislature.
Who did the progressive support?
Direct election of senators
What of these was a goal of progressive reformers?
direct election of senators
What led to reforms like the initiative referendum and direct election of senators?
Progressive concern about political corruption.
What period in the US were the amendments concerning the income tax direct election of Senators Prohibition and women's suffrage enacted?
Progressive Era.
Direct election of senators to Congress occured because of?
Direct election of senators to Congress occurred because of the 17th constitutional amendment.
Federal income tax Direct election of senators Child labor laws Initiative Referendum and recall were enacted during which Era?
The Progressive Era.
The ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913 was a Progressive Era reform that gave the people a greater voice in government by?
Providing for the direct election of U.S. senators.
Why was the 17th amendment passed in 1913 as a part of the reforms of the progressive era?
to allow settlers to claim land in the west
Which one of these did progressives support?
Secret ballots
Did Taft oppose direct election of senators?
NO
Which of the following was a progressive reform?
direct election of Senators by the people rather than the state legislaturesThe only reform here that can be attributed directly to the Progressive era is the direct election of Senators by the people rather than the state legislatures. Presidential succession and suffrage rights were addressed by Constitutional amendments in the second half of the 20th Century.
