Question

Match the Progressive Era amendment with the type of issue it addressed.

1. Sixteenth political
2. Seventeenth moral
3. Eighteenth social
4. Nineteenth economic

Answer 1

The Sixteenth Amendment and creation of the Federal Reserve dealt with economic issues.

The Seventeenth Amendment covered a political issue.

The Eighteenth Amendment followed a moral dilemma.

The Nineteenth Amendment dealt with the social issue of suffrage.

Answer 2

The Sixteenth Amendment concerned income taxes - it was economic in nature. The Seventeenth concerned the election of the senators - it's political. The Eighteenth Amendment introduced the Prohibition - it's moral in nature. The Nineteenth Amendment is social in nature - it introduced voting rights for women.