Through Such Devices as the Initiative, the Referendum, and the Recall

Multiple Choice

Through such devices as the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, progressive reformers hoped to

A) reduce the power of government.
B) use the common-sense ideas of ordinary working people to solve the problems of urban America.
C) create a government whose response to the will of the people was completely spontaneous.
D) replace the favoritism of the boss system with rational, accountable management chosen by responsible voters.