1. How did the muckrakers help spark the Progressive movement?
A: The muckrakers investigated social problems and published their findings. The muckrakers' articles led to a general public debate on social and economic problems and put pressure on politicians to introduce reforms.
2. Why did progressives want to reorganize city government?
A: Progressives wanted to reorganize city government because they believed that many problems in society could be solved if government worked properly and were more efficient.
3. What was the impact of the Seventeenth Amendment? What was it intended to solve?
A: The Seventeenth Amendment countered Senate corruption and removed one of the state legislatures' checks on federal power. This amendment, however, was only intended to end Senate corruption.
4. How successful were women in lobbying to achieve passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?
A: Women were very successful in lobbying to achieve passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. By lobbing lawmakers, organizing marches and delivering speeches, many states such as Washington, Oregon, California, Arizonia, and Kansas had granted women full voting rights by the end of 1912.
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