Question

Which of the following statements was true of the Progressive Era?(1 point)ResponsesThe government retracted important democratic reforms.The government retracted important democratic reforms.The government took a more active role in regulating business.The government took a more active role in regulating business.The government embraced a laissez-faire attitude toward private life.The government embraced a laissez-faire attitude toward private life.The government actively sought to end racial discrimination and violence.

Answer 1

"The government took a more active role in regulating business."

(Examples: antitrust enforcement and "trust-busting" under Teddy Roosevelt, the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act (1906), the creation of the Federal Reserve (1913), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914).)