Question

Taft’s passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act created a problem for Roosevelt progressives because:
it did little to lower taxes.
it raised taxes.
it was not progressive enough.
it did not help business.

Answer 1

it was not progressive enough.

Roosevelt progressives wanted substantially lower tariffs and reforms; the Payne-Aldrich Act largely kept high protective rates (and even raised some), so progressives felt Taft had betrayed their agenda.