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Why was the 17th amendment passed in 1913 as a part of the reforms of the progressive era?
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to allow settlers to claim land in the west
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∙ 10y agoDirect election of U.S. Senators.
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How did progressive reforms make US voting procedures more democratic?
pogressive reforms make US voting procedures more democratic because through the reforms more and more people obtained suffrage, which is the right to vote, giving a higher percentage of the population of the US the ability to vote and made the opions spector much larger and more open
What progressive reforms allow voters to accept or reject legislative proposals?
17th admendment
What amendment passed for progression reform was later repealed?
17th amendment
Who was president when the 16th and 17th amendment was passed?
When the 16th amendment was passed on February 3rd, 1913, the president was William Howard Taft. When the 17th amendment was passed on April 8th, 1913 the president was Woodrow Wilson.
What progressive amendment made federal government more democratic?
the 17th
Who was president while the 17th amendment was passed?
William Howard Taft
Before the 17TH amendment was passed how were senatos elected?
State legislatures
What did the progressive movement did?
it was nice Well, four amendments were passed during the Progressive era. These were the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments. Notably, the 19th amendment passed in 1920 gave women the right to vote, and the 18th amendment was prohibition. Overall the progressive movement's main goal was fix the problems of society through reform, and activists attempted to make the government more democratic, improve conditions in cities and factories, and decrease corporate power.
How did the 17th amendment change the senate?
the 17th Amendment passed in 1913, reversed the power of the states, removing their control over Washington and creating two separate and redundant Houses of the People
What did the progress movement do?
it was nice Well, four amendments were passed during the Progressive era. These were the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments. Notably, the 19th amendment passed in 1920 gave women the right to vote, and the 18th amendment was prohibition. Overall the progressive movement's main goal was fix the problems of society through reform, and activists attempted to make the government more democratic, improve conditions in cities and factories, and decrease corporate power.
Which amendment allows the people the right to elect their senators directly?
the seventeenth amendment yo yo yo. myspace.com/305591943
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.
