Roosevelt's Rule For Unrestrained Reform

Once President Franklin Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression, his first 100 days enacted what he called the New Deal. This “deal” was a series of reforms that were meant to increase available jobs, better the working conditions, and put money back into the economy. Jobs offered during this time, as well as the relief, recovery, and reform efforts gave a kick start to the American economy, helping to pull us out of the Great Depression. Some examples of these efforts can be seen in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the National Recovery Administration (NRA), and the Social Security Act (SSA).

The era of the Great Depression was by far the worst shape the United States had ever been in, both economically and physically. Franklin Roosevelt was elected in 1932 and began to bring relief with his New Deal. In his first 100 days as President, sixteen pieces of legislation were passed by Congress, the most to be passed in a short amount of time. Roosevelt was re-elected twice, and quickly gained the trust of the American people. Many of the New Deal policies helped the United States economy greatly, but some did not. One particularly contradictory act was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was later declared unconstitutional by Congress. Many things also stayed very consistent in

In 1900, the government was unresponsive to the wants of laborers because lawmakers favored business owners rather than employees. This can be shown in the Supreme Court’s undermining of the ICC which was a direct response to farmer-labor demands. With hostile courts and Congress, labor turned to collective bargaining with employers to get their demands addressed. (Henretta, Hinderaker, Edwards, & Self, 2015, p.520).

After the Civil War, the federal government had a very unassertive role in American life. This is evident in the federal government's laissez-fair policy in terms of big businesses. However when Theodore Roosevelt became the president in 1901, all of this changed. Theodore Roosevelt implemented various government changes including in his policies towards labor and trusts.

Citizens desired to have more power, to be able to choose a nominee, surpass decisions made by the law and suggest laws

Upon the arrival of the Progressive Era, America shared several common characteristics of the industrialized countries: drastically increased population, overcrowded cities, poor working conditions, and significant economic disparity. Three presidents - Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson - during the Progressive Era made essential domestic reforms and launched new foreign policies in order to construct America into a more prosperous country and a leading power around the globe.

Before 1967, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment was not enacted, so when the Vice President of William McKinley died in November 1899 Theodore Roosevelt won the nomination unanimously. Little did Theodore know that this was the beginning of his rise to the presidency. He campaigned vigorously for McKinley which eventually lead to their landslide victory in 1900. Roosevelt spent six uneventful months as Vice President, as his most notable action was thrilling his supporters with words “Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far.” On September 6th, President McKinley was shot, and died eight days later on September 14th. Roosevelt was sworn in, and the rest was history. Theodore Roosevelt served as the 26th President of the United

Theodore Roosevelt once stated “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States was one of the greats. Theodore Roosevelt was considered one of the first of the Presidents to push conservation and preservation of the United States and its natural beauty. Theodore Roosevelt created many laws and national parks to contribute to his passion of preserving the United States. He also created the national forestry service and the National Parks

The ascension of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency impacted America in terms of bringing about meaningful reform. Acts such as the Forest Reserve Act, Meat Inspection Act and the Square Deal helped to reform America. Roosevelt first started by exposing corruptions itself, nicknaming the reform minded journalists Muckrakers. Their job was to write articles that exposed the corruption in America. The major deal that helped reform America was the Square Deal.

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing” (BrainyQuote.com). After President McKinley was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt, the Vice President of McKinley, assumed the presidency as the 26th president and became one of the best presidents in the history of America. He ended up serving two terms as President of the United States. During his presidency, Theodore used his Foreign and Domestic Policy to change America for the better.

What does it mean to be President of the United States? The answer to this question has been shaped by each President and their actions. Theodore Roosevelt found himself in a rapidly changing landscape in American history that allowed his policies to have a dramatic effect on the United States both in his own time and even today. James Burns and Susan Dunn in their acclaimed biography, The Three Roosevelts, describe Theodore Roosevelt’s policies concerning citizens, labor strikes, and foreign policy and how they shaped the United States’ view of both the image and the role of the President. Roosevelt’s transformational policies began early in his career with the way he related to the American public.

Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums, predicts the direction in which the world’s cities are headed, and how the changes in living conditions are only going to deteriorate if certain trends continue. The title of his book explains Davis’s vision for the future of cities as he feels there is enough evidence pointing towards an exponential rise in slum populations across the world’s largest cities. Additionally, he expresses his opinion on many issues regarding the rapid rise in developing cities’ slum populations, although he offers very one-sided arguments geared towards those who feel the current system is causing more problems rather than improving current conditions. This causes Davis to overlook the problems of slums as resolvable through different modes of assistance such as international aid programs. Instead, he views aid programs as the root cause of imbalance created during industrialization. Throughout the book, Davis presents information that confirms his preconceptions towards the slums. Therefore, all the evidence that is presented by him portrays confirmation bias as Davis fails to mention anything about the resolution of the problem of the growing number of slums and instead sees this problem as unavoidable. Particularly, Davis’ writing, although intended for the general population, is more geared towards critics who have similar ideas. Instead of providing the means through which the economy could be improved and the problem of slums could be resolved, it is

President Franklin Roosevelt’s plan was to relieve, recover, and reform America. To do this, Roosevelt selected well educated and respected individuals to be part of his reform team. This group was called the “Brains Trust,” and consisted of economists, entrepreneurs, professors and others. Roosevelt’s administration didn’t have a clear plan of action to help America. Nonetheless, within the first 100 days of his presidency the group created plans which embodied action, experiment and improvise (Roark, et al. 722).

Roosevelt’s main aim with relief was to solve human problem as well. One way he did so through the Federal Emergency Relief Act or FERA. This act in turn created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, whose job it was to help thousands of people who were homeless and penniless, the money given to the FERA was also used to provide funding for schools and employment schemes. The initial funding was $5,000,000 and within the first two years $3,000,000 had been put towards home relief and welfare for the poor. Projects such as adult worker classes were introduced and these continued to run for over ten years, reaching out to over 1,000,000 people. However, at the time many states running relief programmes such as this and so they were not

Harry's fame and political experience made him the ideal choice when president Roosevelt was looking for a running member. Roosevelt was unhappy with his vice president, Alfred A. Wallace. He was too liberal for politics, so he chose Harry. The vice president, at this time, was very important due to the conditions of the president. 82 days into Roosevelts 4th term, he had died (Etingoll 1-49).With the death of Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, Truman succeeded to the presidency. Although Truman was a veteran politician and legislator, he had no experience in foreign affairs ("Harry S. Truman" 3).