Question

Which of the following was a key Progressive item passed by Taft?
the Pure Food and Drug Act
the U.S. Forestry Service
the Mann-Elkins Act
the Payne-Aldrich Act

Answer 1

Answer:

the Mann-Elkins Act

Explanation:

According to President Taft, the act was meant to "to regulate destructive competition and unfair trade practices". This was one of the reforms among the Progressive Era ones. It is generally agreed that the Mann–Elkins Act basically paved the way for the yet to come Communications Act of 1934.