4. How did Wisconsin lead reforms in the electoral process?

Elected to state, local and national offices, Progressives crafted a broad spectrum of reforms. They worked with faculty from the University of Wisconsin to help draft laws, provide expert advice, and serve on commissions. The "Wisconsin Idea," as this relationship was called, held that an effective and accountable government worked best with the help of academic experts. It was sometimes expressed as, "the boundaries of the campus are the boundaries of the state."