1. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1908)
1.1. Social
1.1.1. 1. Pure Food and Drug Act- halted the sale of contaminated food and medicines and called for truth in labeling
1.1.2. 2.Social Gospel- Promotion of progressivism based on christian teachings
1.1.3. 3.Muckraker Publications- Propaganda (magazines) that exposed people in the economy and political issues
1.1.4. 4. Meat Inspection Act- dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created the program of federal meat inspection
1.1.5. 5.National Reclamation Act- is a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West.
1.1.6. 6. Muller v. Oregon- The issue of women only working certain jobs that turned into being discrimination
1.1.7. 7. Lochner v. New York-10 hour work day for bakers
1.1.8. 8. General Federation of Women's Club-This club was formed to coordinate the activities of local organizations and gained more than 100,000 members in nearly 500 clubs in 1892 and the clubs grew rapidly from there. The clubs often contributed to social reform.
1.1.9. 9. Women's Trade Union League-a U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions
1.1.10. 10.Women's Christian Temperance Movement -Fought for prohibition
1.1.11. 11.The Square Deal- Corporations, Consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources
1.1.12. 12.The National Audubon Society- Joint of state organizations. Women were vital and promotes boycotts of hats with plumage.
1.2. Economic
1.2.1. 1.Meat Inspection Act-dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created the program of federal meat inspection
1.2.2. 2.National Reclamation Act-is a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West.
1.2.3. 3. Women's Trade Union League- a U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions
1.2.4. 4.The Square Deal- Corporations, Consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources
1.2.5. 5. Department of Commerce- This national organization formed in 1912 and dealt with standards and regulations for trade.
1.2.6. 6. Elkins Act- Act passed in 1910 that empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission for the first time to initiate rate changes, extended regulation to telephone and telegraph companies, and set up a Commerce Court to expedite appeals from the ICC rulings.
1.2.7. 7. Hepburn Act-Proposal for railroad regulation enacted in 1906 that extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and gave it the power to set maximum freight rates.
1.2.8. 8. Antitrust suits- Railroad, wall street, and beef
1.2.9. 9. Aldrich-Vreeland Act- Emergency currency
1.3. Political
1.3.1. 1.City-Manager System- Take politics out of municipal administrations
1.3.2. 2.National Reclamation Act-is a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the
1.3.3. 3.Muller v. Oregon- The issue of women only working certain jobs that turned into being discrimination
1.3.4. 4. Lochner v. New York-10 hour work day for bakers
1.3.5. 5.Direct Primary Elctions- this included reclaas, inatives, and refernedums
1.3.6. 6.Australian Ballot -Secret ballot done in private
1.3.7. 7. The Square Deal- Corporations, Consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources
1.3.8. 8. Department of Commerce- This national organization formed in 1912 and dealt with standards and regulations for trade.
1.3.9. 9.Elkins Act-Act passed in 1910 that empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission for the first time to initiate rate changes, extended regulation to telephone and telegraph companies, and set up a Commerce Court to expedite appeals from the ICC rulings.
1.3.10. 10.Hepburn Act-Proposal for railroad regulation enacted in 1906 that extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and gave it the power to set maximum freight rates.
1.3.11. 11.Antitrust suits- Railroad, wall street, and beef
1.3.12. 12. Newlands act- Irrigation system set in place
1.3.13. 13.Aldrich-Vreeland Act- Provided Emergency Currency
2. William Howard Taft (1908-1912)
2.1. Social
2.1.1. 1.AZ, KS, OR, CA, and WA grant women suffrage
2.1.2. 2.Children's Bureau established in Department of Labor-Apart of the Labor Department, they focused on problems growing out of the war: the increase in employment of married women, the finding of day care for children of working mothers, and the growth of both child labor and delinquency.
2.2. Economic
2.2.1. 1.Children's Bureau established in Department of Labor- Apart of the Labor Department, they focused on problems growing out of the war: the increase in employment of married women, the finding of day care for children of working mothers, and the growth of both child labor and delinquency.
2.2.2. 2.Antitrust Suits- Steel, coal, and iron
2.2.3. 3.16th Amendment-Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income.
2.3. Political
2.3.1. 1.Payne-Aldrich Bill-1909; a moderately reductive bill to reduce tariffs, however senators had tacked on hundreds of upward tariff revisions; Taft signed it, outraging the progressive wing of his Republican party
2.3.2. 2.AZ, KS, OR, and CA grant women suffrage
2.3.3. 3. Children's Bureau established in Department of Labor- Apart of the Labor Department, they focused on problems growing out of the war: the increase in employment of married women, the finding of day care for children of working mothers, and the growth of both child labor and delinquency.
2.3.4. 4. Bureau of Mines- Controlled Mineral oil resources
2.3.5. 5.16th Amendment-Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income.
3. Woodrow Wilson (1912-1920)
3.1. Social
3.1.1. 1. Women's Bureau -created to..."formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable, employment."
3.1.2. 2. 18th Amendment- A constitutional amendment ratified in 1919, providing a national ban on alcoholic drinks. This was an effort of America participating in Prohibition.
3.1.3. 3.Women's Peace Party-founded in 1915 and was the first autonomous national women's political organization in the U.S. It was considered the most radical organization of its time. The chairwoman was Jane Addams. Its main purpose was for women to connect the responsibilities of the home with political rights.
3.1.4. 4.Workingmen's compensation Act-dealt with disability rights
3.1.5. 5.Adamson Act- 8 hour work day
3.1.6. 6.19th Amendment- grants women suffrage
3.2. Economic
3.2.1. 1.Women's Bureau-created to..."formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable, employment."
3.2.2. 3. Federal Reserve Act-This act created a central banking system, consisting of twelve regional banks governed by the Federal Reserve Board. It was an attempt to provide the United States with a sound yet flexible currency. The Board it created still plays a vital role in the American economy today.
3.2.3. 4.18th Amendment- A constitutional amendment ratified in 1919, providing a national ban on alcoholic drinks. This was an effort of America participating in Prohibition.
3.2.4. 5.New Freedom Program-Stronger antitrust legislation, banking reform, and tariff reductions
3.2.5. 6. Underwood Tariff- Reduced import fees
3.2.6. 7. Federal Trade Commision- empowered a president-appointed position to investigate the activities of trusts and stop unfair trade practices such as unlawful competition, false advertising, mislabeling, adulteration, & bribery.
3.2.7. 8. Clayton Antitrust Act- It added to the Sherman law's list of objectionable trust practices by forbidding price discrimination; a different price for different people, and interlocking directorates; the same people serving on "competitors" boards of trustees. It also exempted labor unions from being considered trusts and legalized strikes as a form of peaceful assembly. Ultimately helped cut down on monopolies.
3.3. Political
3.3.1. 1.Women's Bureau-created to..."formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable, employment."
3.3.2. 2. 17th Amendment-Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.
3.3.3. 3.18th Amendment-A constitutional amendment ratified in 1919, providing a national ban on alcoholic drinks. This was an effort of America participating in Prohibition.
3.3.4. 4.New Freedom Program-Stronger antitrust legislation, banking reform, and tariff reductions
3.3.5. 5.Federal Trade Commision- empowered a president-appointed position to investigate the activities of trusts and stop unfair trade practices such as unlawful competition, false advertising, mislabeling, adulteration, & bribery.
3.3.6. 6.Clayton Antitrust Act-It added to the Sherman law's list of objectionable trust practices by forbidding price discrimination; a different price for different people, and interlocking directorates; the same people serving on "competitors" boards of trustees. It also exempted labor unions from being considered trusts and legalized strikes as a form of peaceful assembly. Ultimately helped cut down on monopolies.
3.3.7. 7.Federal Farm Loan Act- Enacted in 1916 that set up twelve Federal Land Banks, under the control of a Federal Farm Loan Board, that offered farmers loans of five to forty years' duration at low interest rates.
3.3.8. 8. Federal Warehouse Act- permitted loans on the security of staple crops
3.3.9. 9. Workingmen’s Compensation Act- Dealt with Disability
3.3.10. 10.Admason Act- 8 hour work day
3.3.11. 11.Jones Act-Philippines territorial status
3.3.12. 12.US buys Virigin Islands