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The Muckrakers — Unit test

Question 4 • LA-US History A ? Distance Learning

Which progressive political reform did Taft support during his presidency?

Answer
A
the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
B
the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment
C
the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
D
the passage of legislation against trust-busting

Explanation

Taft supported a federal income tax, and during his presidency Congress proposed the Sixteenth Amendment to authorize it. The amendment was ratified in 1913, after Taft left office. The Sherman Antitrust Act had passed in 1890, and the Nineteenth Amendment came later, in 1920.

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