American History II
HW
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Wilson and Progressivism
From power point presentation: Wilson’s “New Freedom”
1.
What were the components of Wilson’s “New Freedom” domestic agenda?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Income Tax – the 16th Amendment
2.
When was the 16th Amendment passed by Congress?
3.
How did the election of 1912 affect the ratification of the 16th Amendment?
4.
Originally, who had to pay income tax?
5.
What would these people be considered today?
6.
What did the Underwood-Simmons Tariff do to the tariffs?
7.
What were included in the list of items free from tariffs?
8.
If high tariffs reduced international trade and made consumer prices higher, what would be two possible effects of
lowering the tariffs?
a.
b.
Direct Election of Senators – The 17th Amendment
9.
Originally, how were senators chosen?
10.
When was the direct election of senators first proposed?
11.
Who included the direct election of senators in their platform in the 1890s?
12.
Who were champions for the direct election of senators?
13.
By 1912, how many states were electing their senators by popular vote?
14.
When did the 17th Amendment become law?
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The Federal Reserve System – Regulating the Economy
15.
What was established to provide an elastic currency and a more effective supervision of banking?
16.
How many district Federal Reserve Banks would there be?
17.
With whom would they coordinate policy?
18.
What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve?
Clayton Antitrust Act – Adding Clarity to the Sherman Antitrust Act
19.
What new law was passed to control abusive corporations?
20.
Besides clarifying the Sherman Anti-trust Act, what did the Clayton Anti-Trust Act say about labor unions?
21.
What were now considered legal activities?
Federal Trade Commission – The Government Begins to Protect the Consumer
22.
What did the Federal Trade Commission Act establish?
23.
What would the commission do?
24.
What did they have the power to do if necessary?
Federal Child Labor Laws
25.
What was the fate of Keating Owens Child Labor Act?
One American’s Story
from: The Americans textbook, Chapter 17, Section 5; p. 538
26.
Who marched through Washington protesting on the day of President Wilson’s inaugural?
27.
Who were the two organizers of the parade and march?
28.
Why did Congress demand an investigation?
29.
What was the purpose behind the parade and march?
30.
Who was the president of National American Woman Suffrage Association?
31.
What did she think about the chances for success of the women’s suffrage movement by the time Wilson was
campaigning for a second term?
32.
Who was invited to attend the emergency suffrage convention in September 1916?
33.
Cautiously supporting suffrage, what did Wilson say about when women would get the right to vote?
34.
What would be the capstone (or crowning achievement) of the progressive movement?