How did president theodore roosevelt’s “square deal” epitomize the notion that the federal government should serve as a steward protecting the public’s interests?

When President Roosevelt won his second term he moved to enact his own Progressivism, that was called “Square Deal”.

He passed the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Both laws aimed to make the federal government the responsibility for the protection of public health. These laws established a system of government inspection for meat products including grading meat quality. The acts also labeled all food and drug products, prohibited the adulteration of products.

Roosevelt also protected public land by created several national monuments, preserves, national parks, and national forests.

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