... , however, since conservatives controlled the Senate. Some progress was made against the trusts during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, and Congress passed two bills regulating railroads. Although Roosevelt supported the progressive drive for regulation of corporations and for social welfare legislation, Congress remained adamantly against it. Roosevelt's successor, William Howard Taft, was a determined opponent of progressive reform. In 1911 progressives, whose ranks had been ... swelled by middle class professionals, small businessmen, and farmers, formed the National Progress...

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... employees. It is power that is not clearly stated in the United States Constitution but is used by most presidents. An executive order is the presidents "big stick" (Theodore Roosevelt) it is a great tool that the president has in his arsenal but it has it fair share of weaknesses. An executive order cannot force any sort of major policy initiatives ... ...

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