Which of the Following Statements Characterizes Urban Political Reform Efforts

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes urban political reform efforts in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• A) Some reform mayors modeled their reform efforts on cutting-edge European efforts in cities such as Glasgow and Düsseldorf.
• B) Many large American cities adopted the professional city manager system in an attempt to run more like a business.
• C) Urban reform politicians rejected municipally owned utilities in favor of private sector ownership.
• D) The efforts of urban reform politicians could not compete with those sponsored by the political machines they targeted.

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