Which of the following was a reform Progressives advocated in the 19th century?
a. the direct election of U.S. senators by voters
b. woman suffrage
c. allowing registration on Election Day to generate higher levels of voter participation
d. the passage of literacy tests to exclude blacks
a. the direct election of U.S. senators by voters
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Which of the following best describes the Constitutional Convention?
a. The convention was free of significant disagreement. b. The convention was secretive. c. The convention was transparent. d. The convention was split by party divisions.
What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act?
A)to authorize the president to enforce a new military draft B)to empower the president to exercise executive control over coal and steel production C)to restrict the ability of Congress to interfere with the president's commander-in-chief function D)to allow the president to exercise newly enacted emergency powers
The conflict that exists between Congress and the president is __________.
A. accidental B. by design C. temporary D. declining
The framers of the Constitution anticipated that
A) Congress would run almost exactly as it does. B) there would be very little turnover in Congress. C) frequent elections would make the House of Representatives an unstable body whose members would come and go quickly. D) voters would want to keep their representatives long term. E) Senators would be eventually elected by the people of their states.