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-Lincoln Steffens
A)was the original "efficiency expert"
B)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904
C)wrote The Jungle
D)was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times
E)was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question

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Lincoln Steffens wrote articles for McClure's magazine, exposing corruption in American government and politics.

Answer: G 
 Woodrow Wilson cited Steffens' book Congressional Government as a major influence on his political views.

Answer: C 
 Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, a novel about the dangerous and unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Answer: E 
 Theodore Roosevelt ran as the Progressive party's presidential candidate in 1912, campaigning for a platform called the New Nationalism.

Answer: F 
 Herbert Croly wrote The Promise of American Life, which influenced Roosevelt's ideas on progressivism and the role of government in society.

Answer: D 
 Eugene V. Debs was a Socialist party presidential candidate five times between 1900 and 1920.

Note: None of the options match Lincoln Steffens being an "efficiency expert," a Democratic presidential candidate in 1904, or serving on the Ohio Supreme Court.

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