Which of the Following Convinced Many Progressives That President Taft

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following convinced many Progressives that President Taft had abandoned Roosevelt's progressive agenda?

• A) Taft drastically slowed the rate of antitrust prosecutions.
• B) Taft announced his opposition to the direct election of United States senators.
• C) Taft reduced the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
• D) Taft signed legislation that maintained what many Progressives believed to be excessively high tariff rates.

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