Author Question: Hazen Pingree served as a successful reform mayor of Detroit after he challenged the awarding of ... (Read 76 times)

mspears3 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

William Tweed served as the corrupt mayor of Boston for several decades at the end of the nineteenth century.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

In the city of Boston, the Irish constructed a political machine that allowed them to dominate city politics for several decades after 1900.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 3

A referendum, a tactic utilized by political progressives, allowed a proposed or already-in-effect law to go to a direct popular vote for approval or rejection.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 4

Hazen Pingree served as a successful reform mayor of Detroit after he challenged the awarding of city contracts and orchestrated a vegetable planting initiative to help the poor during the financial downturn in the 1890s.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.