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Presidents Support Reform Chapter 21 Section 1 December 2011
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NY Legislature (age 26) Civil Service Commission NY Police Chief Asst. Secretary of the Navy Governor of NY, 1898
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Temple of Music at night, Pan Am Exposition Buffalo, NY 1901
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Last Photo taken of President McKinley as he enters the Temple of Music at Pan Am Expo in Buffalo Sept. 6, 1901
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President McKinley’s Assassin, Leon Czolgosz
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Wilcox Mansion, Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration Site.
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Purpose of Government is to ensure fairness for workers, consumers, and big business.
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Government should ensure that all groups in America have an equal opportunity to succeed. Helps TR win 1904 Election by a landslide.
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Preferred to control & regulate trusts Supported many labor unions (coal miners in PA)
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Meat Inspection Act 1906 Pure Food Act 1906 Conservation: 170,000 acres of Nation Parks
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William Howard Taft: Elected President in 1908 Addressed Child Labor Problem Busted more trusts than TR
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TR runs again in 1912 on Bull Moose Ticket. Three way race allows Woodrow Wilson to be elected.
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1. “Bull” Moose dominates the cartoon
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2. Donkey = Democrats Elephant = Republicans
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3. Glasses Mustache Toothy Smile
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4. Roosevelt has changed from an elephant (Republican) to a moose (Progressive Party). Also, he has taken money from trusts (see barrel of water).
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Promoted free enterprise Federal Reserve Act 1913 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate business practices
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Support for passing the 17 th Amendment: Direct Election of US Senators.
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