Question

Multiple Choice Question
Which of the following legislative actions could be considered a triumph for progressive reformers?
A.
the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended Prohibition

B.
the 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld state segregation by race

C.
the Seventeenth Amendment, which required direct election of senators instead of selection by state legislatures

D.
the 1918 Supreme Court decision in Hammer v. Dagenhart, which ruled the federal government could not ban child labor

Answer 1

C. the Seventeenth Amendment, which required direct election of senators instead of selection by state legislatures

This legislative action is considered a triumph for progressive reformers because it aimed to increase democracy and reduce corruption by allowing citizens to directly elect their U.S. Senators, rather than having them chosen by state legislatures.