As President, William Howard Taft

question 52

Multiple Choice

As president, William Howard Taft

• A) was a good judge of public opinion.
• B) held together the diverse wings of the Republican party.
• C) was wedded more to the status quo than to progressive change.
• D) adopted a confrontational attitude toward Congress.
• E) carried on the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt.

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