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Taft's Reforms

Question 12 • MO-US History II A

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

Answer
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.

Explanation

The Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission’s authority to regulate railroads, including the power to suspend proposed rate increases and investigate rates. This continued Roosevelt’s railroad-reform legacy by strengthening the commission. The act did not establish the ICC, which had been created earlier, or restore rebates for large companies.

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