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Date Posted: 19:51:52 01/23/03 Thu
Author: j
Subject: Ch22 - The Square Deal

I. “The Square Deal”
A. Roosevelt wins reelection
i. reform was not top priority, winning reelection was
B. Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
i. establishes Interstate Commerce Commission
a. was an early effort to regulate the railroad industry
b. over the years, however, the courts sharply limited its influence
C. Hepburn Act pf 1906
i. sought to restore the same regulatory authority to the government
D. Pure Food and Drug Act
i. restricted the sale of dangerous or ineffective medicines
ii. Upton Sinclair writes, The Jungle
a. this leads to the Meat Inspection Act
- gets rid of lot of disease that meat carries
iii. 1907- Roosevelt proposes more stringent measures
a. an 8 hour workday
b. bigger compensation for injuries on the job
c. inheritance and income taxes
d. regulation of the stock market

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