All of the following were considered legitimate functions of the federal government in the late 19th century except:
a) promoting industrial growth by means of a protective tariff
b) granting subsidies to encourage the construction of railroads
c) regulating immigration
d) assuring the welfare of the poor and unemployed
e) regulating the nation's security

d) assuring the welfare of the poor and unemployed

Explanation:

In the late 19th Century in the US, assuring the welfare of the poor and unemployed was never considered as a legitimate function of the federal government. Rather, by Presidential terms jobs are created through various private sectors and the eligible poor takes advantage of the available jobs created.

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the best description of postwar writers might be progressive.

following the war, writers showed a tendency to work on artistic or social matters rather than political themes. while postwar literature may not have been the greatest period of english literature, the themes provided excellent critics a high number of novels. such examples include anthony burgess, anthony powell and frank kermode, all of which can be placed under the progressive view.