Today's Agenda

Content Standard: HS.UH.CH.2
Analyze changes to economic policies, the size of government and the power of government between 1890-1945.

Learning Target:
I can compare and contrast Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson’s domestic policies, and I can evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.

Critical Vocabulary: “Square Deal,” Anthracite Coal Strike, Northern Securities Company, “Trust-Buster,” Department of Commerce and Labor, Elkins Act, Hepburn Act, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, Newlands Act of 1902, John Muir, Sierra Club, Payne-Aldrich Tariff, Ballinger-Pinchot Dispute, “Old Guard” Republicans, “New Nationalism,” “Bull Moose” Party, “New Freedom,” “Triple Wall of Privilege,” Underwood Tariff Bill, Sixteenth Amendment, Federal Reserve Act, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade Commission Act, Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: Why didn’t Roosevelt seek re-election in 1908? Who became president instead?
   
2. Citizenship Question: Name two of the six current U.S. Representatives for the state of Kentucky.
   1. ​Bradley Byrne and Martha Roby
   2. Phil Roe and Jimmy Duncan
   3. Marcy Kaptur and Mike Turner
   4. ​Hal Rodgers and John Yarmuth 
3. Guided Instruction: Progressive Politics
4. Reflection Question: How did Taft use the power of the presidency to further Progressive goals? Give specific examples of actions he took and / or laws that were passed.