Theodore Teddy Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Prominent NY family

Theodore Roosevelt Prominent NY family State legislator; Civil Service National Gov’t; Police Commission NYC;

As President Bully Pulpit - push a political agenda by getting the American people

Consumer Protection Came about as a result of ______ Meat Inspection Act 1906 Pure

Control of Corporations Arbitrator in Coal Strike Good Trusts versus Bad Trusts Suit against

Conservation expanded the national park system established bird and wildlife refuges designated important historic

What was “progressive” about TR? What was not “progressive” about TR? Or at

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Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Prominent NY family State legislator; Civil Service National Gov’t; Police Commission NYC; Governor NYC; Assistant Secr of Navy; “War Hero” Spanish-American War; VP under Mc. Kinley Writer & avid outdoorsman Popular bc of war Known anti-corruption/progressive Respected by press

As President Bully Pulpit - push a political agenda by getting the American people on your side bring progressivism to the national stage Why is this effective? ? Square Deal – all Americans get a fair deal TR’s progressive policy: corporate control; consumer protection; conservation

Consumer Protection Came about as a result of ______ Meat Inspection Act 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act 1906

Control of Corporations Arbitrator in Coal Strike Good Trusts versus Bad Trusts Suit against Northern Securities 44 other suits against trusts Elkins Act, 1903 ICC had power impose fines rr and sellers who give/accept rebates Hepburn Act, 1906 ICC set maximum rates

Conservation expanded the national park system established bird and wildlife refuges designated important historic and geographical sites as national monuments. More regulation/fees on use of land in west

What was “progressive” about TR? What was not “progressive” about TR? Or at least could have been more “progressive”?