which of the following best describes an example of how Progressives worked?

a) they worked to free businesses from unnecessary government restraint.
b) they worked to make government more responsive to people.
c) they allowed govenment leaders more independence from businesses and voters alike.
d) they passed laws increasing competition among businesses.

i think it's b

Roosevelt believed that the concentration in industry was not necessarily bad, if the industry behaved itself. He wanted executive agencies (not the courts) to regulate business.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Nationalism

Also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party_%28United_States%2C_1912%29