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The Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act regulated railroads by

A
outlawing kickbacks to the smallest companies and setting higher railroad rates.
B
outlawing rebates to the largest customers and setting railroad rates.
C
outlawing tax breaks to the largest railroads and changing railroad rates.
D
outlawing tax breaks to the smallest companies and raising railroad rates.
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To which position did President McKinley appoint Theodore Roosevelt in 1897?

A
assistant secretary of the navy
B
secretary of the interior
C
governor of New York
D
secretary of defense
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Which of the following groups was the Square Deal intended to help?

A
government workers
B
business owners
C
corrupt politicians
D
bankers
4

Read the excerpt from a letter from Upton Sinclair to President Theodore Roosevelt. There are a hundred streets and avenues by which diseased meat can enter the city and be put on sale in the markets. The public has made no effort to find out and it is left to the men who deal in this merchandise to dump what they please into the stomachs of the blissfully ignorant public. Neither do any of us know how much disease and suffering this food causes.What was a benefit of the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?

A
The law provided improved medical care for people sickened by unsafe food.
B
The law required that food be inspected by the government to ensure its safety.
C
The law prohibited the sale of all unpreserved meats due to safety concerns.
D
The law increased funding to local police to monitor trade of unsafe products.
5

Which of the following did Theodore Roosevelt create to save elk?

A
Crater Lake National Park
B
Mount Olympus National Monument
C
Olympic National Park
D
Crater Lake National Monument
6

Which of the following issues caused Roosevelt to seek a “square deal” for the environment in 1900?

A
oil drilling
B
strip mining
C
deforestation
D
climate change
7

Which of the following was a reason that Roosevelt sued the Northern Securities Company?

A
Northern Securities controlled all rail service between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest.
B
Northern Securities controlled all freight service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
C
Northern Securities controlled all mail delivery between Chicago and New York.
D
Northern Securities controlled all meat packing between Chicago and Detroit.
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Who was leader of the “Rough Riders” and served as president of the United States from 1901 to 1909?

A
Woodrow Wilson
B
William McKinley
C
Theodore Roosevelt
D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
9

President Roosevelt created which of the following to help end the Coal Strike of 1902?

A
a trust
B
a jury
C
a commission
D
a task force
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Theodore Roosevelt believed that the only checks on presidential power were

A
the House of Representatives and the people.
B
the Senate and corporation leaders.
C
the Constitution and Congress.
D
the Federal Reserve System and the vice president.

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