During the progressive era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to <u>promote the principle of direct democracy.</u> The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reforms across the United States from the 1890s to 1920s. The political reformers in the progressive had a goal to harness the power of the federal government to eliminate any unfair business practices. The reformers further aimed at reducing corruption and counteracting all the negative social effects of industrialization.
