Question 1
Why was Taft skeptical about Roosevelts extensions of the powers of the presidency?
A) They had proved unpopular.
B) He thought they might be unconstitutional.
C) They had upset the balance among the branches of government.
D) They had been used to appease imperialist powers in the Pacific.
Question 2
How did William Howard Taft differ from Theodore Roosevelt?
A) He initiated far more antitrust suits than Roosevelt.
B) He wanted to expand the powers of the presidency.
C) He was a fierce advocate of the use of military force.
D) He refused to support the Payne-Aldrich Tariff.
Question 3
What led Theodore Roosevelt to issue the Roosevelt Corollary?
A) German aggression in Africa
B) Japanese imperialism
C) the threat of revolution in China
D) fear of political uprisings in Latin America