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Reforming Government

Question 5 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026

Which of the following was a Robert La Follette reform that changed the way candidates were chosen in an election?

Answer
A
the Eighteenth Amendment
B
the indirect primary
C
the paper ballot
D
the direct primary

Explanation

La Follette supported the direct primary, in which voters choose a party’s candidates themselves rather than leaving the choice to party leaders. This changed how candidates were selected for an election. The indirect primary still involved an intermediate group, so it was not the reform described.

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