Women's Rights and Suffrage

Question 1

How does the quote reflect the same Square Deal idea that Roosevelt showed in the coal strike and Northern Securities cases?

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Roosevelt will handle trusts in ways that serve the public good.

Question 2

The was important because it stopped meat packers from including meat from diseased animals in processed meat for sale.

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Meat Inspection Act

Question 3

The was necessary because some medicines contained unlisted and dangerous ingredients.

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Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the Lochner decision?

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States cannot interfere with an employee’s right to contract for work.

Question 5

Which reason supports the Muller decision?

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“[H]ealthy mothers are essential to vigorous offspring, [so] the physical well-being of woman becomes an object of public interest.”

Question 6

Based on what you have learned about President Roosevelt and his philosophy of stewardship, what actions might Roosevelt have taken to make a Square Deal for the environment? Check all that apply.

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set aside wilderness areas that would not be developed; balance the development and preservation of natural resources; promote laws to deal with air and water pollution

Question 7

Which actions did you include in your answer?

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settling the 1902 coal strike; busting the railroad trust in the Northern Securities case; supporting the regulation of work hours in New York and Oregon; passing the Meat Inspection Act; passing the Pure Food and Drug Act; passing the Elkins and Hepburn Acts; trying to improve conditions for workers; trying to prevent child labor

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