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Question 9
1 pts
Theodore Roosevelt refused to support President Taft's reelection, and the Republican Party split
after the
O Democrats nominated Wilson.
O Sixteenth Amendment passed.
O Payne-Aldrich Tariff.
O Ballinger-Pinchot affair.

Answer 1

Ballinger-Pinchot affair

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ballinger-Pinchot scandal occurred because the Secretary of Interior Richard Ballinger was accused of being complicit in some dealings with the natural resources of Alaska.

As a result of this, Theodore Roosevelt refused to support President Taft's reelection because President Taft empowered Richard Ballinger.