Correct. The answer is b. The Populist Party had become an important political influence in the 1890s as it challenged the unchecked growth of capitalism and called for a stronger state that would adopt new measures to protect ordinary Americans. Roosevelt’s words in this piece challenged the assumptions and arguments made by American populists in this period.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The Populist Party had become an important political influence in the 1890s as it challenged the unchecked growth of capitalism and called for a stronger state that would adopt new measures to protect ordinary Americans. Roosevelt’s words in this piece challenged the assumptions and arguments made by American populists in this period.

Correct. The answer is a. Roosevelt argued here that workers’ discontent came from labor leaders who tried to convince them that they deserved more than working men should have or have ever had. He suggested that hard work was most men’s destiny.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Roosevelt argued here that workers’ discontent came from labor leaders who tried to convince them that they deserved more than working men should have or have ever had. He suggested that hard work was most men’s destiny.

Correct. The answer is b. As police commissioner, most of Roosevelt’s exposure to the labor movement had probably been through strikes and public protests that caused various degrees of disruption in the city. That perspective might well have led him to the conclusion that labor leaders were more dangerous than beneficial.

Incorrect. The answer is b. As police commissioner, most of Roosevelt’s exposure to the labor movement had probably been through strikes and public protests that caused various degrees of disruption in the city. That perspective might well have led him to the conclusion that labor leaders were more dangerous than beneficial.

Correct. The answer is c. In his 1910 speech, Roosevelt argued that hard work alone was not sufficient to combat poverty and that low wages left most workers unable to provide for even their basic needs.

Incorrect. The answer is c. In his 1910 speech, Roosevelt argued that hard work alone was not sufficient to combat poverty and that low wages left most workers unable to provide for even their basic needs.

Correct. The answer is c. In the late nineteenth century, the emerging social sciences used data to show that unemployment and poverty were not caused by laziness and ignorance, but by miserable and unjust conditions. It is most likely that, as he became a national political figure, Roosevelt gained new awareness of the findings of social scientists and modified his views about poverty.

Incorrect. The answer is c. In the late nineteenth century, the emerging social sciences used data to show that unemployment and poverty were not caused by laziness and ignorance, but by miserable and unjust conditions. It is most likely that, as he became a national political figure, Roosevelt gained new awareness of the findings of social scientists and modified his views about poverty.

Correct. The answer is d. In his 1910 speech, Roosevelt argued that the “special interests” of business and corporations “too often control and corrupt the men and methods of government for their own profit.” He argued that government could balance the rights of corporations and workers effectively only after such special interests had been driven out of politics.

Incorrect. The answer is d. In his 1910 speech, Roosevelt argued that the “special interests” of business and corporations “too often control and corrupt the men and methods of government for their own profit.” He argued that government could balance the rights of corporations and workers effectively only after such special interests had been driven out of politics.