The passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 illustrated the core belief of Progressive Era reformers that government __________.

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The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, by setting standards and regulations for the manufacture and sale of food and medicine, exemplifies the Progressive Era belief that government intervention and regulation could indeed improve the lives of its citizens by protecting them from unsafe products.

The Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906