My younger daughter is taking an Advanced Placement US History exam. The following question is an entirely valid question to ask. I just am very curious as to how her and our essays, substantiated by facts, might get graded.

For more detail, see the above URL. Briefly, students are asked to "evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 1900-1920 (i.e Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson).