Taft's Reforms — Quiz Answers

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Which position did Taft hold after his presidency?

A
lawyer
B
Supreme Court justice
C
senator
D
presidential adviser
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Conservative Republicans wanted to use tariffs to protect American industry from

A
interstate competition.
B
unskilled laborers.
C
immigrant laborers.
D
foreign competition.
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President Taft’s creation of the Children’s Bureau was an example of

A
a conservative Republican political reform.
B
a progressive Republican social reform.
C
a Democratic business reform.
D
a Democratic political reform.
4

A major progressive business reform that President Taft enacted was

A
breaking up large monopolies.
B
decreasing tariffs.
C
strengthening weaker trusts.
D
strengthening labor unions.
5

President Taft’s passage of the Mann-Elkins Act in 1910 continued Roosevelt’s legacy of railroad reform by

A
strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission.
B
establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission.
C
continuing to lower railroad rates.
D
reestablishing the practice of giving rebates to large companies.
6

To which post did Theodore Roosevelt appoint William Howard Taft in 1904?

A
secretary of the interior
B
assistant secretary of the navy
C
secretary of war
D
secretary of state
7

How did progressive and conservative Republicans feel about labor unions in the early 1900s?

A
Conservatives advocated for labor unions, but progressives wanted to limit their power.
B
Both progressives and conservatives disliked the labor unions.
C
Both progressives and conservatives advocated for labor unions.
D
Progressives advocated for labor unions, but conservatives wanted to limit their power.
8

Why did many conservative Republicans oppose conservation efforts in the early 1900s?

A
They wanted to create more space for towns and cities.
B
They wanted to preserve natural areas.
C
They wanted to make hunting and ranching illegal.
D
They wanted to use natural resources for business purposes.
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Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president?

A
Roosevelt valued Taft’s former experience as a judge.
B
Roosevelt valued Taft’s former experience as a governor of the Philippines.
C
Roosevelt thought Taft would carry out Roosevelt’s progressive reforms.
D
Roosevelt thought Taft had been a valuable vice president.
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Why were Theodore Roosevelt and his supporters disappointed in Taft’s presidency?

A
Taft was less conservative than they had hoped.
B
Taft did not pass any social reforms.
C
Taft did not pass any business reforms.
D
Taft was less progressive than they had hoped.

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