How did progressive attitudes affect the size of government?
A) Progressives believed that local government was ineffective in enacting social reforms, so municipal government decreased during the progressive era.
B) Progressives believed that the federal government could best conduct social reforms, so government grew during the progressive era.
C) Progressives believed that charities could best conduct social reforms, so government shrank during the progressive era.
D) Progressives believed that most voters were too uneducated to understand national issues, so they supported small state and local government only.
E) Progressives believed in the wisdom of the general masses, so state and local governments shrank while agencies run by non-politicians grew.
Answer: B
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