Domestic Policies
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achieved A LOT in 1st 2 years
 Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914)
 Underwood Act (1913)
 Federal Trade Commission Act (1914)
 16th Amendment (1913)
 Federal Reserve Act (1913)
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strong legislation
 gave unions / farm co-
ops right to exist
 considered Magna
Charta of organized
labor
▪ strikes, boycotts,
picketing legal
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major source of
revenue for the Fed.
Govt. prior were
tariffs
income tax is
graduated – the
more you earn the
more you pay
 very progressive
 main source of govt.
revenue today
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meant to stabilize
control the economy
 make deposits safer
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“banker’s banks”
 helped banks in trouble
from closing doors
during panics /
emergencies
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women achieved the right to vote
 19th Amendment (1919)
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did nothing for African Americans
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rolled back few gains AAs had made
intermarriage made illegal in D.C.
opposed anti-lynching legislation
segregated the White House, and
govt. jobs
"If the colored people made a
mistake in voting for me, they
ought to correct it.“
 TR, Taft, Wilson were all racists,
the latter it was due to heritage,
the former two “science”
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expanded scope of presidential / federal
power
worked to protect those with no voice
 workers, women, children, poor
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govt. seen at this time (1900-1920) as an
entity that could solve problems