... over private industry. Some of the important results of this newfound power were the creation of new regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission. Roosevelt knew that crippling these monopolies would not be enough to solve some of the more prominent social issues facing American society. Roosevelt stated that the people of America should be guaranteed a "Square Deal." As part of his Square Deal Policy, Roosevelt used his ... presidential position to intervene in labor and business disputes. This was demonstrated when Roosevelt mediated a strike at the Anthracite Coal Mine in...

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... busts he had to expand federal powers. In doing this he was able to further empower the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and enforce the Sherman Anti-Trust Act more rigidly. In breaking up monopolies and regulating the economy, he always kept the interests of the masses a priority, as represented by the square deal. He was an extremely dynamic president who was extremely hands on and efficient while in ... office. Woodrow Wilson was another enthusiastic president who respected the past but was willing to adapt to the present. He was the first Democratic President since Zachary Taylo...

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