Which of these was not a progressive political reform? a. lower taxes b. initiative c. referendum d. recall elections

Option A, Lower taxes is the right answer.

The progressive era in the history of the United States is a period of political reforms.  People's control over the government was the main goal of the progressives in the Progressive era. The "initiative, referendum and recall" were the main goals of the  progressives to increase the cooperation of the voters in the legislative process. Through the system of the initiative and referendums, a government could pass the laws even without any involvement of the government. at the same time recall allowed for the elimination of the corrupted leader.

abraham lincoln was the president of usa and he had asked the audience to make a pledge on equality.

his pledge was:

“it is my earnest desire to know the will of the providence.”

lincoln also had hatred for people who condoned and practiced slavery and so he pledged:

""and if i can learnt what it is i can do it"" this is another pledge by abraham to reassure the congregation on how to deal with the providence will.

explanation:

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- "schenck v. united states, case in which the u.s. supreme court ruled on march 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the u.s. constitution's first amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” "

- speech aimed to potentially create danger could be banned.

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