Why did progressives want to reform city governments?

A) They believed that major cities were controlled by city bosses who were corrupt; they used force and favors to control the city.

B) They believed that city governments were not cleaning the streets and taking care of city property.

C) They wanted to take over city governments so that they could control the civil service workers without using force and favors.

D) They wanted to remove all government workers from their positions because they were afraid that the workers would continue allowing city bosses to control the government.

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Nolan Johnson

15 November, 12:47

Why did progressives want to reform city governments?

A) They believed that major cities were controlled by city bosses who were corrupt; they used force and favors to control the city.

B) They believed that city governments were not cleaning the streets and taking care of city property.

C) They wanted to take over city governments so that they could control the civil service workers without using force and favors.

D) They wanted to remove all government workers from their positions because they were afraid that the workers would continue allowing city bosses to control the government.

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Madison Warner · Answer 1

One main reason why progressives wanted to reform city governments was because " A) They believed that major cities were controlled by city bosses who were corrupt; they used force and favors to control the city," since the progressives were against corruption in all areas of life.