Roosevelt's Square Deal

How does this quote reflect the idea of a Square Deal for business? According to Roosevelt, corporations are acceptable as long as they don't harm the public good. According to Roosevelt, corporations should be allowed to operate as they wish. According to Roosevelt, corporations should be outlawed because they harm the public good.

According to Roosevelt, corporations are acceptable as long as they don't harm the public good.

The Pure Food and Drug Act led to the creation of the .

Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Which of the following statements best describes Roosevelt's position on trusts and monopolies? He believed that trusts should be broken up and outlawed. He believed that trusts should be allowed to operate freely. He believed that trusts were fine as long as they served the public good.

He believed that trusts were fine as long as they served the public good.

The Meat Inspection Act was passed in response to a novel written by Upton Sinclair called The .

Jungle

Theodore Roosevelt served as the governor of which state?

New York

How did Theodore Roosevelt become president? He defeated William McKinley in the election of 1898. President McKinley resigned from office. President McKinley was assassinated.

President McKinley was assassinated.

Which of the following statements best describes Roosevelt's Square Deal? Roosevelt believed that the government should consider business interests to be most important. Roosevelt believed that the government should consider the public good to be most important. Roosevelt believed that the government should treat both businesses and the public fairly.

Roosevelt believed that the government should treat both businesses and the public fairly.

Which of the following statements best describes Roosevelt's environmental policies? Roosevelt believed that natural resources should be used to support the economy and that conservation was unimportant. Roosevelt created the National Park System but also pioneered irrigation projects. Roosevelt believed that natural resources should be preserved ahead of public or economic interests.

Roosevelt created the National Park System but also pioneered irrigation projects.

How was Roosevelt's response to the coal strike different from any president who had served previously? Roosevelt forced both sides to negotiate a settlement. Roosevelt sent in troops to break up the strike. Roosevelt forced the owners to accept the workers' demands.

Roosevelt forced both sides to negotiate a settlement.

The national monument shown on the right is called Mount .

Rushmore

According to this political cartoon, why was new legislation needed in the packing industry? Many Packingtown products were "pure meat products." Some products were harmful to human health. The packing industry was run by an illegal trust.

Some products were harmful to human health.

What was the biggest challenge to the Square Deal? The public did not support Roosevelt's reforms. Roosevelt could not get Congress to pass new legislation. The Supreme Court ruled that many new laws were unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court ruled that many new laws were unconstitutional.

The Mount Olympus National Monument was created to protect .

a herd of elk

The Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 was passed to protect Crater Lake. build irrigation projects and increase farmland. conserve water resources.

build irrigation projects and increase farmland.

In which of the following positions did Theodore Roosevelt serve prior to becoming president? Check all of the boxes that apply. cavalry officer in the Spanish-American War mayor of Philadelphia vice president of the United States

cavalry officer in the Spanish-American War vice president of the United States

Which of the carvings represents Theodore Roosevelt? letter A letter B letter C letter D

letter C

Both Lochner v. New York and Muller v. Oregon were court cases that challenged legislation that limited working hours prohibited child labor required a minimum wage

limited working hours

Under Roosevelt, two new laws were passed to protect consumers. List one of them here.

the Meat Inspection Act the Pure Food and Drug Act

Why do you think Teddy Roosevelt made the Grand Canyon into a national monument?

to preserve it for future generations to prevent it from being developed to ensure that it could be enjoyed by everyone to protect it because of its natural beauty and importance

According to the Supreme Court in Muller v. Oregon, for which group of people was limiting working hours acceptable? men children women

women