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Explain Taft Progressivism and explain his liberal policies and his Antitrust acts?

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Progressives (like taft), demanded that states pass antitrust laws to make cartels and monopolistic practices illegal and to regulate railroad rates. These laws, however, were ineffective because most trusts operated across state lines. Only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce.

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