Which organization is often described as pushing for a constitutional amendment and contrasted with the other suffrage group?

• A. The American Federation of Labor
• B. The National Woman's Party
• C. The National Civic Federation
• D. The Women's Christian Temperance Union

Answer: (B)

This item tests the contrast in strategies within the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era. One group, led by Alice Paul, pushed for a federal constitutional amendment to guarantee women's suffrage nationwide and used bold, national-focused tactics to pressure lawmakers. This approach defined the National Woman's Party and set it apart from the other major suffrage group, which favored winning voting rights state by state through legislative campaigns and referenda. The other organizations listed aren’t primarily associated with leading a constitutional-amendment push for suffrage: the American Federation of Labor is a labor union, the National Civic Federation advocated business–labor cooperation, and the Women's Christian Temperance Union focused on temperance and moral reform with suffrage as a secondary concern.