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Question 20 • TX-US History Studies Since 1877 A

Two of Theodore Roosevelt’s major successes in protecting consumers were

Answer
A
the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
B
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act.
C
the Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act.
D
the National Child Labor Act and the Newlands Reclamation Act.

Explanation

The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, both passed in 1906, addressed unsafe meat and mislabeled or harmful foods and medicines. These laws directly protected consumers, making choice A correct. The other choices list laws focused mainly on regulating business, railroads, child labor, or water projects.

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