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.