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The Progressive Presidents

The Progressive Presidents. US History: Spiconardi . Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy used the power of the presidency to deal directly with social and economic problems Presidency had any power not specifically denied in the Constitution. Teddy’s resume. Three term NYS Assemblyman

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The Progressive Presidents

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  1. The Progressive Presidents US History: Spiconardi

  2. Theodore Roosevelt • Teddy used the power of the presidency to deal directly with social and economic problems • Presidency had any power not specifically denied in the Constitution

  3. Teddy’s resume • Three term NYS Assemblyman • Civil Service Commission • NYC Police Commissioner • Assistant Secretary of the Navy • Vice President • Volunteer soldier in the Spanish-American War • Wrote two history books • Boxer • Horseman • Marksman

  4. The Square Deal Conservation Regulating Business Monopolies Enforcing the Anti-Trust Act Supporting Progressive Ideas

  5. Conservation • “We are prone to think of the resources of this country as inexhaustible [unlimited]; this is not so.” • Protected nations environment and wilderness • Purchased parkland, forests, monuments and wildlife refuges • Triples the amount of public land

  6. Conservation

  7. Consumer Protection • Upon reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, TR orders investigations • TR supports legislation to ensure purity of food & drugs • Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) • Meat Inspection Act (1906)

  8. Regulating Business Monopolies and Trusts

  9. Good Trusts vs. Bad Trusts

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