Progressives Believed That "The Cure for the Ills of Democracy

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Essay

Progressives believed that "the cure for the ills of democracy was more democracy." How did progressive reforms attempt to bring more democracy to American society and government? In what areas were their reforms most successful? In what areas did they largely fail to succeed?

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Definitions:

Probability

A measure of the likelihood of a particular event or outcome occurring, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Lentivirus

Lentivirus is a genus of retroviruses associated with long incubation periods, known to infect host cells and integrate into their DNA, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Retrovirus

An RNA virus that uses reverse transcriptase to produce a DNA intermediate, known as a DNA provirus, in the host cell. See DNA provirus.

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a virus that attacks the immune system, leading to AIDS if not treated.