PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP! I NEED THESE ANSWERS AND I NEED THEM CORRECT BECAUSE IM FAILING AND IF I GET A GOOD GRADE ON THIS TEST I WILL PASS!! 1. During the Progressive Era, what principle of government was established?

A) That government is best that governs least.
B) The federal government should leave most matters of business regulation to the states.
C) The government is responsible for the general welfare of the nation.
D) Representative democracy should make way for direct democracy.

2. Read the following excerpts from the Constitution and 17th Amendment.


EXCERPTS :: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state chosen by the legislature thereof; for six years; and each senator shall have one vote.
- United States Constitution (1787)
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state, elected by the people thereof; for six; and each senator shall have one vote.
- 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913)

QUESTION BELOW.


QUESTION : How did the 17th amendment make the selection of the United States senators more democratic?

A) The election of senators are now written as an Amendment.
B) Each state now has two senators in the 17th amendment.
C) Senator are now elected to a term of six years.
D) It placed the election of senators in the directly in the hands of the people, rather than in than with the state legislature.

1.     D) Representative democracy should make way for direct democracy.

2.    B) Each state now has two senators in the 17th amendment.

Explanation:

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1960: wilma rudolph was the first woman to win three olympic gold medals in track and field at one olympic games. she was an american sprinter from tennessee, she was acclaimed the fastest woman in the world. she was among the most visible black women in america and abroad. she became a role model for black and female athletes. she was also known as a civil rights and women right's pioneer.

1973: billy jean king is an american former number one tennis player. she represented the united states in the federal cup and the wightman cup. for three years she was the usa's captain in the federation cup. she defends gender equality and has been a pioneer for equal and social justice. at the age of 29, she won "the battle of sexes" tennis match against the 55 year old bobby riggs. she was also the founder of women's tennis association and the women's sports foundation.  

1983: tamara mckinney becomes the first american female skier to win the alpine world cup overall championship top. she was the only american to hold that title for a quarter century until 2008.

1992: manon rhéaume, from canada,   becomes the only woman to start in a national hockey league game in an exhibition game for the tampa bay lightning . she played on the canada women's national ice hockey team winning gold medals in 1992 and 1994. and silver medals in 1998. manon marked the first time a woman appeared in a regular season professional game with her first appearance against the salt lake golden eagles.

2013: serena williams won 78 of 82 matches at the age of 31. she is an american professional tennis player. she reached the number 1 ranking for the first time on july, 8, 2002. at the age of 16, she played against karsten braasch the battle of sexes. she was the highest paid female athlete in 2016. she is a unicef ambassador .