Another easy question.
read the paragraph.
theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.
which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph?
a) theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms.
b) one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts.
c) by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people.
d) theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities

Explanation:

Though there is material in the first sentence that isn't needed, and some that is wrong, (he was president while a Republican, not a progressive. He later ran as a progressive), he did bring about much needed ... "

That is your topic sentence. It tells where the essay is going.  

I would contend that the right answer is the A) Theodore Roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the Progressive Party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms.

Explanation: If by thesis we can understand the author's main idea or viewpoint, the one that provides the reader with a clear understanding of the purpose of the text, options B, C, and D should be discarded, since they contain supporting ideas, specifically examples of the ways in which Theodore Roosevelt was "the greatest president," as it is stated at the beginning. Option A, on the contrary, condenses, in one sentence, the topic of the text (Theodore Roosevelt) and the angle or viewpoint of the author about him (a praise of his reform policies, which turned him into the greatest president).      

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