Author Question: Reforms begun during the Progressive Era weakened political parties in many cities and states by ... (Read 78 times)

charchew · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Reforms begun during the Progressive Era weakened political parties in many cities and states by

a. replacing party nominating caucuses with primary elections.
b. replacing local party leadership with national party identification.
c. increasing the number of patronage jobs.
d. increasing the number of partisan elections.

Question 2

The U.S. Constitution and all state constitutions are designed to prevent tyranny, which is defined as

a. oppressive governmental power in the hands of one, a few, or many, who use their power to deny the rights of citizens.
b. a system where goods are taxed as they enter the country.
c. a system that does not allow immigrants in unless they have skills valued in the U.S.
d. a system in which only one party is allowed, even though there are free elections.