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Progressives favored the city manager system of government because it?
allowed professional administrators to run the city government
What would most progressives be in favor of?
More government regulation Trust-bustingTrust-bustingThe "Progressive Era" of the late 19th century and early 20th century saw the US and western Europe politically active in wider social and economic issues, including private enterprise, labor unions, and women's suffrage. But individual opinions varied on how changes should be implemented.Most progressives favored government intervention against monopolistic trusts (trust-busting), but even Theodore Roosevelt believed in "good trusts" that efficiently advanced industries. The height of social intervention acts were the 17th, 18th and 19th amendments in 1913, 1919 and 1920 (Direct Election of Senators, Prohibition, and Women's Right to Vote).
What did the progressives support?
Progressives were interested in establishing a more transparent and accountable government which would work to improve U.S. society. These reformers favored such policies as civil service reform, food safety laws, and increased political rights for women and U.S. workers.
Which house would have been favored by the larger more populous states?
The US Senate, to which each state elects two senators, is the house that favors states with smaller population. Under the New Jersey plan, all states would have had one vote each in a unicameral legislature.
Federalists favored ratification of the Constitution because they?
Federalists favored the ratification of the Constitution because they believed that a strong central government was needed. The federalists were generally wealthy individuals, that were opposed to anarchy.
