Discuss the issue of laissez faire during the Progressive Era. Describe how Progressives continued to change traditional American ideas about the role of government. Cite specific laws passed during the Progressive Era giving more power to the federal government. Discuss the issue of police power and the laws that expanded that area of authority for the federal government. Examine the office of the presidency during the Progressive Era. How did it change under Roosevelt and Wilson? How did the love of order and organization impact the size of federal government? Why did Americans endorse these changes in the size and power of federal government?