The Progressive Party Was Successful in Getting Congress to Pass

question 15

Multiple Choice

The Progressive Party was successful in getting Congress to pass and the states to ratify the __________ Amendment on April 8, 1913, which allowed for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters themselves.

• A) Eleventh
• B) Fourteenth
• C) Sixteenth
• D) Seventeenth
• E) Twenty-First

---

Definitions:

Plain Meaning Interpretation

A method of legal interpretation where courts determine meaning based on the ordinary, literal, or straightforward sense of the language.

Administrative Regulations

Rules and directives issued by government agencies that have the force of law and guide the implementation of statutes.

O'Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy

A legal case concerning the interpretation of a law's punctuation, namely the lack of an Oxford comma, affecting the entitlement of overtime pay to drivers.

Unpaid Overtime Wages

Money owed to employees for working beyond their standard hours at an increased pay rate, not compensated by the employer.