Question

During the early 1900's there was a 20 year period filled with social activism and institutional reform. The period is labeled as the Progressive Era. During this period of time, four Constitutional Amendments were ratified. Your task is to research those four Constitutional Amendments. Identify exactly what each amendment accomplished (do not cut and paste the actual legislation), explain the reason behind the change, and identify the date each was ratified. Use the list below for your answers:

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although you did not attach the list mentioned in the question, we can say the following

The four Constitutional Amendments that were ratified were the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

Here is what each amendment accomplished and the date each was ratified.

On February 3, 1903, the 16th Amendment gave the federal government of the United States the faculty and power to collect money through the income tax.

On April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment established that from that moment, citizens would be able to vote for Senators in the elections.

On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment established that alcohol was illegal in the United States, and the sale was prohibited.

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment approved women's suffrage, which means that women finally had the right to vote in elections.