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Which of the following demonstrates a goal of muckrackers?

A. they exposed government corruption in the hope of changing unfair laws.
B. they accepted government corruption because they believed all people were bad
C. they exposed government corruption in hopes of getting bribes from politicians
D. they accepted government corruption because they were paid by the government

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A muckraker was any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing. The muckrakers provided detailed, accurate journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a rapidly industrializing United States.

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I tjink the answer is a if wronbg sorry

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