Question

which of the following goals did progressivist and new deal policies share? (1 point) both sought to isolate the spread of democracy. both sought to improve efficiency in government. both sought to repeal restrictions on the capitalist economy. both sought to limit the role of the government in the free market.

Explanation:

• Progressivists aimed to reform government to make it more efficient, for example, through civil service reforms to get rid of political patronage and have a more professional bureaucracy.
• The New Deal also involved making government more efficient in dealing with the economic crisis. For instance, creating new agencies like the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) which was a large - scale, coordinated effort to bring electricity, flood control, and economic development to a region. It was a more efficient way (compared to the fragmented private - sector efforts before) to address multiple related problems in one area.
• The first option is wrong as both Progressivists and New Dealers were in a democratic country (the US) and did not seek to isolate democracy.
• The third option is incorrect. Progressivists and New Dealers added more regulations (like anti - trust laws in the Progressive era and financial regulations in the New Deal) rather than repealing restrictions on the capitalist economy.
• The fourth option is wrong. Both increased the role of government (Progressive era with more regulatory agencies, New Deal with massive public works and social welfare programs) in the economy, not limited it.

Answer:

Both sought to improve efficiency in government.