Question

What was a result of the Progressive Party’s focus on protecting consumers?
`A.the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
B.the passage of the Keating-Owen Act of 1912
C.the development of settlement houses
D.the development of the Children’s Bureau

Answer 1

Answer:

A. the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

Explanation:

The former president Theodore Roosevelt  founded the third party called Progressive Party in the U.S. in 1912. The major goals of progressive party was to address the problems caused by immigration, industrialization, political corruption and urbanization.

The progressive Party also focused on the consumer and supported Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 in which the sale of adulterated food and drugs was prohibited and also resulted into the establishment of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Hence, the correct answer is "A. the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906".