The power of political machines declined during which period? (3 points)

The progressive era is when the power of political machines were declined.

Progressive Era

This age was a moment of extensive cultural activism and governmental reform crossed the United States that traversed the 1890s to the 1920s. The main purposes of the Progressive campaign were reducing difficulties created by industrialization, urbanization, migration, and political degradation. The movement essentially targeted federal parties and their supervisors. By holding down these fraudulent deputies in office, a further average of direct emancipation would be installed.

by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.

islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation. however, in the modern contexts of muslims minorities in non-muslim countries as well as secularised muslim states like turkey, indonesia and bangladesh, religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal shapes.

compared to religious leaders/clerics of the other abrahamic faiths, islamic clergy are said to resemble rabbis and not priests. unlike catholic priests they do not "serve as intermediaries between mankind and god",[1] have "process of ordination",[2] or "sacramental functions",[1] but instead serve as "exemplars, teachers, judges, and community leaders," providing religious rules to the pious on "even the most minor and private" matters.[1]