Lecture: “The Bull Moose”
Learning Target: I can describe the impact of the of
Teddy Roosevelt’s domestic policies while he was
President.
I-Entering the White House
A-1900: Theodore Roosevelt nominated to be William
McKinley’s Vice President
1-He was nominated to shut him up and keep his
reforms out of the public eye
B-Republicans (McKinley/Roosevelt beat Democrats
(Bryan/Stevenson) in election of 1900
C-September 6, 1901: McKinley is shot while greeting people
at the World’s Fair in Buffalo, NY by Leon Czolgosz
1-Dies September 14
2-Roosevelt becomes President
I-Entering the White House
A) Roosevelt was youngest man to be
president at 42
1) John Kennedy was the youngest
ELECTED at 43
II-The Trustbuster
A-Roosevelt believed big business was
necessary in the modern world
1-although he liked big business, he
realized it could do some bad things
2-Felt government should force
business to act in ways which serve
the public good if they do not already
do so
II-The Trustbuster
B-Trusts
1-Trusts are companies formed by
placing competing companies under
the control of one governing board
A) It is a form of a monopoly
2-Northern Securities Company was
the first trust broken by T.R. in 1904
3) T.R. brought 44 anti-trust cases to
U.S. Supreme Court
III-Roosevelt and the good
businesses
A-Roosevelt began steps to regulate big
business
1-1903: Creates the Department of
Labor and Commerce
2-Interstate Commerce Commission
becomes more effective
IV-Square Deal
A-Roosevelt re-elected in 1904
B-New Laws setting standard for food and
drugs which travel across state lines
1-Established Food & Drug
Administration (FDA)
2-Meat Inspection Act
A) Standardized laws throughout
the country
B) Prior: each state had its own
standards
V-Conservation
A-T.R. loved the outdoors
1-worried about American wilderness
B-Created the following
1-23 national parks
2-55 bird sanctuaries
3-put 230 million acres of land aside
for the future
4-set aside 150 million acres of forest
land to save natural resources and wild
animals
V-Conservation
V-Conservation
VI-Political Issues
A-Insular Cases
1-Series of Supreme Court cases that helped
determine if the “Constitution follows the flag”
A) Problem: USA gained many territories
and the question was do the people there
have the same rights as citizens
2-Court rules that just because someone in living
in a territory does not mean they are
automatically citizens
A) Today, people in territories such as
Puerto Rico are considered citizens
VI-Political Issues
B-Muller v. Oregon
1-Oregon law said women could only work 10
hours in a factory or laundry
2-Muller, laundry owner, said the law infringed on
his right to contract
3-Attorneys used sociological evidence to
persuade the Court
4-Court ruled the law was Constitutional