The period's reforms culminating in the 19th Amendment granted what right to citizens?

The period's reforms culminating in the 19th Amendment granted what right to citizens?

• A. Women's suffrage
• B. Prohibition
• C. Taxation without representation
• D. Direct election of Senators

Answer: (A)

This question tests understanding of the expansion of voting rights during the Progressive Era. The reform culminating in the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote—women’s suffrage. Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment prohibits denying or abridging the vote on the basis of sex, completing a long campaign by activists to secure women’s electoral rights. Related reforms addressed other issues: Prohibition dealt with banning alcohol, the direct election of Senators came from a different amendment, and taxation without representation is a colonial-era grievance not tied to this period’s reform waves.

This question tests understanding of the expansion of voting rights during the Progressive Era. The reform culminating in the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote—women’s suffrage. Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment prohibits denying or abridging the vote on the basis of sex, completing a long campaign by activists to secure women’s electoral rights. Related reforms addressed other issues: Prohibition dealt with banning alcohol, the direct election of Senators came from a different amendment, and taxation without representation is a colonial-era grievance not tied to this period’s reform waves.