The Progressives

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

The 16th and 17th Amendments (1913) reflected Progressive goals by

  • A

    Granting women the right to vote and prohibiting alcohol

  • B

    Abolishing the Electoral College and child labor

  • C

    Establishing a federal income tax and direct popular election of US senators

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  • D

    Setting term limits for Congress and reducing federal power

Explanation

16th Am: federal income tax. 17th Am: popular Senate elections (replacing state legislature appointment). 18th = Prohibition, 19th = women's suffrage.

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