USHX 9.3 Woodrow Wilson’s Reforms
Drill: New Nationalism & Bull Moose Party
New Nationalism: Roosevelt’s program that called for a strong president, more active
business regulation, and additional social welfare programs
Bull Moose: a political party formed in 1912 by followers of Theodore Roosevelt
OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to describe some characteristics of Woodrow Wilson’s
administration by analyzing his economic reforms and summarizing ways that President
Wilson tried to regulate corporations.
Notes:
1. Woodrow Wilson was the first Democrat president in 20 years.
2. The 16th amendment allowed the federal government to pass income tax laws
3. In 1913 Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act to control banking policy.
4. In 1914, the Clayton Antitrust Act Wilson was passed to regulate monopolies
5. It gave labor unions the right to use collective bargaining and go on strike.
7. The Federal Trade Commission was established to regulate corporations
7. Wilson did not support voting rights for women or minority groups.
8. He agreed to the racial segregation of the federal government
9. In 1916 Wilson helped pass the Child Labor Act & was elected to a second term
collective bargaining: when union leaders bargain with
factory owners
segregation: separating people based on their race
intolerable: severe; painful
Federal Trade Commission: established by Congress in to
stop unfair trade practices
Child Labor Act: an act that prohibited companies
employing children under 14 years old
Adamson Act: an act that limited the workday to eight
hours
1. F; President Wilson was very private and refused to be
directly quoted
2. F; Wilson championed economic reforms over social
reforms.
3. T
4. F; The Underwood Tariff Act decreased tariffs
5. T
6. T
1. Democratic
2. southerners
3. Underwood Tariff Act
4. Sixteenth Amendment
5. not
6. banks
7. Federal Reserve Act
8. racial segregation
9. W. E. B. Du Bois
7. F; The Clayton Antitrust Act
strengthened federal laws
against monopolies 8. F; The
Federal Trade Commission
provided oversight of business
practices.
9. T
10. T
Summary: Today, I learned while Woodrow Wilson was president, regulations were passed
that controlled income tax, banking, & child labor.
Homework: Sixteenth Amendment & Segregation:
Sixteenth Amendment: an amendment ratified by the states in 1913 that allowed income tax
Segregation: separating people based on their race
Name __________________________ Class _______________ Date ________________
USHX 9.3 Woodrow Wilson’s Reforms
Some expressions to understand:
Collective bargaining:
segregation:
intolerable
Federal Trade Commission
Child Labor Act
Adamson Act
REVIEWING FACTS Choose the correct item from the following list to complete the statements below.
banks
Democratic
not
Underwood Tariff Act
Federal Reserve Act
Sixteenth Amendment
W. E. B. Du Bois
southerners
racial segregation
1. As a result of the election of 1912, the ______________ Party controlled the presidency and both
houses of Congress.
2. When President Wilson set up his administration, he included many ____________________ .
3. Wilson supported the ______________ because he believed that lower rates would help consumers.
4. The _______________________ allowed Congress to pass the income tax.
5. Most Americans were _______________________ affected by the new income tax.
6. In 1912 there were no national laws covering _____________________ .
7. Wilson convinced Congress to pass the ____________ to give stability to the national banking system.
8. Although he had first promised to help African Americans, Wilson later supported
_____________________ of federal government facilities in Washington, D.C.
9. African American leader _______________________ wrote “An Open Letter to Woodrow Wilson”
criticizing Wilson for his failure to keep his promises.
TRUE/FALSE Indicate whether each statement below is true or false by writing T or F in the space
provided. If the statement is false, explain why.
______ 1. President Woodrow Wilson enjoyed being quoted in the newspapers.
______ 2. Early in his presidency, Wilson supported social reforms over economic ones.
______ 3.Wilson agreed to the segregation of federal facilities in Washington, D.C., despite his campaign
promises to support more opportunities for African Americans.
______ 4. Tariff rates greatly increased after passage of the Underwood Tariff Act in 1913.
______ 5. The Sixteenth Amendment allowed Congress to pass the income tax.
______ 6. The Federal Reserve Act gave stability to the national banking system.
______ 7. The Clayton Antitrust Act denied labor unions the right to go on strike.
______ 8. The Federal Trade Commission supervised the new Federal Reserve banks.
______ 9. Known as “the people’s lawyer ” for his work on the part of consumers and laborers, Louis
Brandeis became the first Jewish American on the U.S. Supreme Court.
______10.Wilson helped pass the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, but the Supreme Court overturned it.
In your own words, summarize today’s lesson: