Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics?
A)the introduction of the direct primary the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,
B)granting female suffrage
C)the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment,
D)mandating the direct election of senators
E)the introduction of the initiative and the referendum the recall.

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Granting female suffrage was a significant political reform in its own right, but it was not specifically designed to weaken the power of party bosses. The other options - the direct primary, the Nineteenth Amendment, the Seventeenth Amendment, the direct election of senators, and the initiative/referendum/recall - were all aimed at empowering individual voters and reducing the influence of party leaders and political machines.

Which of the Following Was Not a Political Reform Designed