What did the progressives support?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Thee progressives supported a secret ballot.

Answer 3

Regulation of big business by Theodore Roosevelt; the break up of big business by Woodrow Wilson.

Progressives favored the initiative, the referendum, and the recall. Consumer protection laws and arbitration as a means of settling labor disputes. Women suffrage. Pure food and drug laws; conservation and preservation of our natural environment.

Taft favored moderate reduction in the tariff; Wilson favored massive reduction in tariff rates; Roosevelt avoided and evaded the tariff issue.

Child labor legislation and Wilson is the big hero on this one.

Workers' rights to better conditions, lower hours, more pay, and the right to organize into unions.

Answer 4

providing financial assistance to poor urban immigrants (apex: quiz 3.5.2)

Answer 5

They supported Theodore Roosevelt. He was their nomination for president.

Answer 6

Secret ballots.... Apex

Answer 7

the answer is C