In 1906 Upton Singlair's novel The Jungle described the meatpacking industry.
"There was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage; there would come all the way back from Europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and white-it would be dosed with borax and glycerine, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption.
-The Jungle, Chapter 14.
Which statement explains how Upton Sinclair contributed to shaping perceptions about federal government power?
a. He called for national training standards for workers.
b. He encouraged farmers to form a government agency.
c. He demonstrated the need for a national food supplier.
d. He influenced public demand for government regulation of food.
Explain your answer:_
