Progressives were instrumental in getting the government to play a larger role in people's lives. So they redefined the role of government to have it involved in both economic and social aspects of people's lives.
On the local level, the main impact of progressives was on urban machines. By instituting such things as secret ballots and non-partisan elections, the progressives broke up many urban political machines.
On the state level, they pushed for the initiative, referendum and recall.
On the national level, they got such important things passed as constitutional amendments that allowed for an income tax and for the direct election of US senators.
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