Which reform bill from 1907 is named after Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft?

• A. Buckley Act
• B. Tillman Act
• C. Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1907
• D. Roosevelt-Taft Reform Bill of 1907

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is recognizing how early 20th-century campaign finance reforms were named and placed in the historical timeline. In 1907 the significant move to limit money in federal campaigns was the Tillman Act, which prohibited corporations from contributing to federal campaigns and is named after Senator Ben Tillman. There isn’t a historically recognized reform bill from 1907 that bears the combined name of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, in part because Taft would not be president until 1909. This makes the idea of a “Roosevelt-Taft Reform Bill of 1907” inaccurate in real history. The key takeaway is knowing the actual 1907 reform—the Tillman Act—and understanding that reform bills are typically named after their sponsors rather than a pair of presidents.