Efforts to restore Catholicism gained momentum
Answer:
It prevents government from abusing its power
Explanation:
The correct answer is making government more responsible to the needs of the people
Before the progressive era, the government was mostly passive in its role in everyday life of people and mostly focused on foreign policies. However, the progressives started meddling with things like economy in order to help people and also with things such as human rights or suffrage rights or similar things in order to help various groups.