Theodore Roosevelt DBQ
Hofstadter DBQ
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America, and was the first modern president. (Document Original) He was a Progressive who also happened to be a Republican, because to his policies, political practices, and opinions were mainly of a progressive nature; however, these policies often contained secondary, and often veiled, Hamiltonian machinations to them. Still, his particular political styling was not in tune enough with the Republican Party, and it would eventually lead to the splitting of the party's vote in the Election of 1912, allowing for the Democrats to regain the Presidency. (Document Presidential)
To better understand why Theodore Roosevelt is a Republican Progressive, it is necessary …show more content…
Big business was to be threatened by the possibility of dissolution only so that regulation would be more readily accepted. This is a Hamiltonian based belief. It springs from the desire to have a strong central government. Thus, a business could not be allowed to become as powerful, let alone more powerful, than that of the government. (Document Political) President Roosevelt would accomplish these goals of business control through such means as the Elkins Act in 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906 which increased the Interstate Commerce Commission's ability to regulate big business. These laws would control the power of the trusts without actually eliminating them. This was most certainly done because of President Roosevelt's opinion on business, as he said, “All honor must be paid... to the great captains of industry who have built our factories and our railroads... for great is the debt of the nation to these and their kind.” (Document Big …show more content…
He believed that President Taft had failed in upholding his progressive policies, and came to the conclusion that he must return to office in order to fix this grievance. To reach democratic ends, he would go on to proclaim would require Hamiltonian means. (Document Political Tradition) Roosevelt’s career is a clear case example of his Hamiltonian Republican nature and how it was balanced by his addition of several progressive appeals. People had been trying to bring about many of these changes for no fewer than 10 years (Document Political Tradition) However, he would create a rift in the Republican Party directly resulting in the election of President Wilson and thus angering the Republican
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America, and was the first modern president. (Document Original) He was a Progressive who also happened to be a Republican, because to his policies, political practices, and opinions were mainly of a progressive nature; however, these policies often contained secondary, and often veiled, Hamiltonian machinations to them. Still, his particular political styling was not in tune enough with the Republican Party, and it would eventually lead to the splitting of the party's vote in the Election of 1912, allowing for the Democrats to regain the Presidency. (Document Presidential)
To better understand why Theodore Roosevelt is a Republican Progressive, it is necessary …show more content…
Big business was to be threatened by the possibility of dissolution only so that regulation would be more readily accepted. This is a Hamiltonian based belief. It springs from the desire to have a strong central government. Thus, a business could not be allowed to become as powerful, let alone more powerful, than that of the government. (Document Political) President Roosevelt would accomplish these goals of business control through such means as the Elkins Act in 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906 which increased the Interstate Commerce Commission's ability to regulate big business. These laws would control the power of the trusts without actually eliminating them. This was most certainly done because of President Roosevelt's opinion on business, as he said, “All honor must be paid... to the great captains of industry who have built our factories and our railroads... for great is the debt of the nation to these and their kind.” (Document Big …show more content…
He believed that President Taft had failed in upholding his progressive policies, and came to the conclusion that he must return to office in order to fix this grievance. To reach democratic ends, he would go on to proclaim would require Hamiltonian means. (Document Political Tradition) Roosevelt’s career is a clear case example of his Hamiltonian Republican nature and how it was balanced by his addition of several progressive appeals. People had been trying to bring about many of these changes for no fewer than 10 years (Document Political Tradition) However, he would create a rift in the Republican Party directly resulting in the election of President Wilson and thus angering the Republican