... in corporate consolidation, and would have the government negotiate with corporations to end the unjust problems in their businesses. He brought back the Sherman Antitrust Act, and even filed suits against some of the biggest corporations in the United States, for illegal consolidations. For this, American laborers loved him. This is what he called the "square deal". Roosevelt was also the first president to have a black ... man visit him n the White House, and had Booker T. Washington over for lunch. Roosevelt knew how to make the people love him, and because of ... this he was the fir...

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... 's requests or he would send in the National Guard to take the mine away from him. This was completely opposite from the way Gilded Age politics worked. Grover Cleveland threatened to use the National Guard to break up the Pullman Strike siding with the company, not with the union. While the public was extremely happy with the deal worked out with the coal company, know as the "square deal," it was very unsuccessful according ... to many historians such as John A. Garraty who says, "In fact the results were by no means so clear cut. The miners gained relatively little and ... ...

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... for social justice. Roosevelt found the " Constitution too rigid Congress too rebellious" and felt that the President could take action in the general interest that "is not forbidden by the laws of the Constitution" He believed that his "big stick" rode before the Constitution. Furthermore, his belief for social justice can be noticed through his demand for " Square Deal" for " capital, labor and the public at large" His program ... consisted of three C's: " control of the corporations, consumer protection, and ... ...

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... for social justice. Roosevelt found the " Constitution too rigid Congress too rebellious" and felt that the President could take action in the general interest that "is not forbidden by the laws of the Constitution" He believed that his "big stick" rode before the Constitution. Furthermore, his belief for social justice can be noticed through his demand for " Square Deal" for " capital, labor and the public at large" His program ... consisted of three C's: " control of the corporations, consumer protection, and ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School