The Progressive Era witnessed the implementation of all EXCEPT which of the following measures?
A) extension of voting rights to women
B) a constitutional amendment allowing the government to tax citizens' income
C) the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act
D) a change in voting procedures to allow citizens to elect U.S. senators directly instead of through their state legislatures
E) effective federal laws to ensure that African American citizens could exercise their constitutional right to vote

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Despite efforts to pass laws and amendments to protect the voting rights of African Americans, such as the 15th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1875, discriminatory practices such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and violence continued to prevent them from exercising their right to vote. It was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that effective federal laws were passed to ensure voting rights for African Americans. Therefore, the Progressive Era did not witness effective federal laws to ensure that African American citizens could exercise their constitutional right to vote.

The Progressive Era Witnessed the Implementation of All EXCEPT Which