Progressive Presidents

Who became the youngest president ever after President McKinley was shot?

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Ronald Reagan

What did Theodore Roosevelt promote domestically as the president?

• Power of corporations

• Consumer protection

• Deregulation of food and drug safety

• Privatization of wilderness

What major construction project did Teddy Roosevelt oversee?

• Building of a passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans

• Mediating the end of a war between Russia and Japan

• Declaring the US as the policeman of the Western Hemisphere

• Conserving millions of acres of wilderness for public use

How did Teddy Roosevelt implement his policies when Congress didn't agree with him?

• He appealed directly to the public

• He signed an executive order

• He used his veto power

• He compromised with Congress

What was Teddy Roosevelt known for as the president?

• Being the first Madam President

• Being an activist president

• Being a pacifist president

• Being a conservative president

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Theodore Roosevelt

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(b) Woodrow Wilson

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(c) William Howard Taft

• Created the Federal Trade Commission

• He actually broke up more trusts and monopolies than the other two guys.

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• Big Stick Policy

• Trust Buster

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• Conservationist

• Promised Americans a "Square Deal"

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• Created the Federal Reserve