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how was theodore roosevelt able to initiate progressive reforms that were unpopular with his party?

a. roosevelt had friends within congress.

b. roosevelt was popular with americans.

c. roosevelt had the support of the supreme court.

d. roosevelt won the presidential election by a landslide.

which of the following best defines trustbusting?

a. ensuring equality for all

b. protecting natural resources

c. acquiring control over a major industry

d. dissolving business trusts and monopolies

which of the following was true of william howard taft?

a. taft supported suffrage for women.

b. taft was more popular than roosevelt.

c. taft broke twice as many trusts as roosevelt.

d. taft advocated for higher tariffs to improve trade.

which of the following is true about the election of 1912?

a. william howard taft received more votes than theodore roosevelt.

b. progressive reform was not an important campaign topic for candidates.

c. woodrow wilson was the republican party’s candidate for the presidency.

d. the democratic party did not nominate roosevelt because he was too progressive.

which of the following supreme court cases dissolved the monopoly controlling the railroad lines from chicago to the pacific northwest?

a. elkins v. new york

b. lochner v. new york

c. standard oil v. united states

d. northern securities co. v. united states