Reforming Government

Question 1

Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment, how did some senatorial candidates attempt to get elected into office?

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by buying votes

Question 2

What impact did the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment have on American citizens?

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It gave citizens the right to elect their members of the US Senate.

Question 3

According to the Seventeenth Amendment, who could elect senators?

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voters in each state

Question 4

After the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, how many senators were elected to serve each state?

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two

Question 5

Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment, who chose the members of the US Senate?

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state legislatures

Question 6

Which of Robert La Follette’s proposals are still in place today?

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direct primaries and income tax

Question 7

The commission system and the council-manager system were both new forms of

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municipal government.

Question 8

In the early 1900s, the recall, referendum, and initiative provisions were all examples of

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progressive reform measures.

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