Which of the following was one way reformers attempted to undermine the influence of political machines?

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Which of the following was one way reformers attempted to undermine the influence of political machines?

by organizing voter registration drives in immigrant neighborhoods  

by having cities adopt the council-manager form of local government

by prosecuting immigrants accused of bribery and other forms of political corruption

by establishing political councils to monitor and document the activities of the machines

by having cities adopt the council-manager form of local government

Explanation:

Progressive reformers developed a movement in the early 1900s which produced two new forms of government, and the council-manager form was one of them. This development was intended to weaken the influence of political machines in the government. Partisanism was meant to be replaced by efficiency and professionalism.

americans had many intangible advantages. well since the british fought a war far from home military orders, troops, and supplies sometimes took months to reach their destinations, and the british had an extremely difficult objective. they had to persuade the americans to give up their claims of independence, americans had a grand cause: fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty. this cause is much more just than waging a war to deny independence.

the answer is b. 300t + 3/2xt