The political cartoonist who drew the picture above probably believed that
(A) European nations were pleased with aid given them by the Coolidge administration
(B) governmental agencies were receiving too much financial support from the Coolidge administration
(C) American industrial and commercial leaders approved of the Coolidge administration's business policies
(D) consumers had benefited from the Federal Reserve's tight money policy from 1925 through 1928
(E) Congress was pleased by President Coolidge's accommodating stance toward pork-barrel legislation
Answer: (C) American industrial and commercial leaders approved of the Coolidge administration's business policies
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