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WOODROW WILSON & NEW WOODROW WILSON & NEW FREEDOM IN ACTIONFREEDOM IN ACTION
1912-19161912-1916Objective: To understand Wilson’s Objective: To understand Wilson’s
progressivism by looking at legislation progressivism by looking at legislation passed during his first administrationpassed during his first administration
ELECTION OF 1912ELECTION OF 1912 BULLMOOSE CANDIDACY: TR & NEW
NATIONALISM- STRENGTHEN GOV’T REPUBLICANS: TAFT DEMOCRATS: WILSON - NEW
FREEDOM- RESTORE COMPETITION/ FREE MARKET & SMALLER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
1ST PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES DEMS TOOK BOTH HOUSES TOO
REPUBLICANS SPLIT BETWEEN OLD GUARD (TAFT) & PROGRESSIVE WING (TR)
SOCIALIST DEBS 4X AS MANY VOTES AS 1908 – GROWING INFLUENCE
ISSUES FOR WW: FREE MARKET, COMPETITION, ENTREPRENUERSHIP, SMALL BUSINESS NOT MONOPOLIES
READY TO USE GOVERNMNET TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS OF NEW CORPORATE ORDER
LEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVE WINDFALLWINDFALL UNDERWOOD TARIFF 1913 – 1ST RE-
DUCTION SINCE 1860: 15% & INCOME TAX PART OF TARIFF
GRADUATED INCOME TAX 16TH AMEND.
DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS: 17TH
FEDERAL RESERVE ACT 1913: SOUND & FLEXIBLE CURRENCY, GREATEST LEG. ACHIEVEMENT: PREVENT PANIC, PROMOTE ECO. GROWTH & DAMPEN INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1914- WATCHDOG AGENCY, NEW NATION-ALISM IDEA OF TR’S
CLAYTON ANTITRUST ACT 1914: NO INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES, UNIONS NOT RESTRAINING TRADE, & OTHER PRACTICES MADE ILLEGAL
NEARLY 100 SUITS FILED, GOVERN-MENT NEEDED PERMANENT CHECK OF ABUSES OF BIG BUSINESS
NEW FREEDOM COMPLETED
PROGRESSIVES DISAPPOINTED LITTLE PROGRESS FOR MINORITIES
LOSE SUPPORT AS HE GEARS UP FOR RE-ELECTION SO…..
LOUIS BRANDEIS – 1ST JEWISH SC JUSTICE 1916
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT 1916: CRE-ATED FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD TO GIVE FARMERS CREDIT
FEDERAL AID ROAD ACT 1916; AID TO URBAN & RURAL AREAS FOR IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION. 1ST FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDING LAW
KEATING OWEN ACT 1916: FED. REG-ULATION OF COMMERCE IN GOODS MFG. BY KIDS UNDER 14
ADAMSON ACT 1916: 8 HOUR DAY FOR RR WORKERS
FEDERAL WORKMEN’S COMPENSA-TION ACT 1916: federal civil service employees paid for wages lost due to job-related injuries
NO AMENDMENTFOR WOMEN HAMMER V. DAGENHART 1918
KEATING OWEN UNCONSTITUTIONAL O.W. HOLMES FOR THE DISSENT& OVERTURNED 1941 US V. DARBY LUMBER CO.