National Reform

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National Reform

• And the Roosevelt Presidency

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National Level

• Progressives needed to make reforms at the
  national level
• Democratic Party-would not be able to pull off a
  national election
• They were not unified
• Republicans were popular and unified, but old
  school
• Robert La Follette was too radical

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Executive Branch

• Only the executive branch could bring reforms
• These changes would affect American lives and the
  Presidency

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Theodore Roosevelt

• TR wanted to rid government of corruption
• 42youngest President in history
• His face is on Mount Rushmore
• Why is he so important??

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The Trust Buster

• Trusta group of separate companies that are
  placed under the control of a single managing
  board.
• 1902-ordered the Justice Department to prosecute
  Northern Securities Company (400 million)
• Monopolized R.R. lines in the Northwest.

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The Trusts

• 1st President to use Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act law passed by Congress
  that outlawed any combination of companies that
  restricted interstate commerce
• Fed Court ordered Northern Securities dissolved.
• Supreme Court upheld that.

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TR and Corporations

• Supported large companies
• Believed they
• Brought US wealth
• Productivity
• Rising standard of living
• Wanted to punish those who used power improperly

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New Nationalism

• President would have to expand its powers.
• TR would do this
• 1st 1902 Coal Strike
• Workers went on strike
• TR got involved
• Either bring to arbitration or federal troops
  will take owners land

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RE-ELECTION

• 1904 TR won with 57 of Popular vote
• He received a lot of support from the public
• Like public, he disliked those in power who
  abused their power.

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The Economy Regulation of Rail Roads

• R.R. reform was always a goal of the progressives
• Hepburn Act strengthened Interstate Commerce
  Commission (ICC).
• Stronger enforcement role (legislative and
  judicial)
• Set and limit R.R. rates
• 1st true regulatory industry

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More Reforms

• Pure Food and Drug Act protected the public from
  fraudulently marketed and dangerous foods
  medicine
• Meat Act govt would monitor the quality and
  safety of meat being sold