Ch 9, President Chart Flashcards
(46 cards)
What was the name of teddy roosevelts presidency
Square deal
What was the name of Woodrow Wilsons presidency
New freedom
What political party was teddy
Republican that changes to progressive/bull moose
What political party was Taft
Republican
What political party was Wilson
Democratic
What was teddys early life
Sickly asthmatic kid, boxer, governor of NY. Youngest president ever
How did Taft become president
Hand picked by Roosevelt, used the slogan “vote for Taft this time, you can vote for Bryan any time”
How did Woodrow Wilson become president
Republicans split so all republican votes were split, only one democrat so the votes weren’t split and he won
What was teddys regulation of big businesses
Northern securities Corp.
Trust busting
Elkins and Hepburn
What did teddy do with northern securities Corp
Sued them, Supreme Court ordered them too big and they had to dissolve
First trust bust
What did teddy do with trust busting
Filed over fourth more suits including Tabasco
What did teddy do with Elkins and hepburn acts
Created them for federal interstate commerce to regulate max fees railroads could
Charge
How did William Taft regulate big businesses
Trust busting, busted 90 trusts in a four year term
How did Wilson regulate big businesses
Clayton antitrust act and federal trade commission
What was the Clayton antitrust act
Prohibited corps from squiring the stock from another if doing so would create a monopoly, if violated would be prosecuted. Union and farm organizations wouldn’t be subject to antitrust laws, made strikes, picketing boycotting legal
What was the federal trade commission
Watch dog, given the power to investigate possible violations of regulatory statues, require periodic reports from corps, and put an end to a number of unfair business practices. Under Wilson it administeredballots 400 cease and desist orders to companies engaged in illegal activity
How did teddy organize labor unions
1902 coal strike (supported arbitration)
What was the 1902 coal strike and what did the president do
Called both sides to White House, made them agree to arbitration commission, where a third party would work with both sides to mediate dispute. Roosevelt demonstrated that in public welfare federal gov was expected to intervene
How did Taft organize labor
Established the department of labor
How did Wilson organize labor
Keating own act
What did the keating Owen act do
Prohibited the transportation across state lines of goods produced with child labor. Two years later was declared unconstitutional due to interference with state rights to regulate labor
How did teddy deal with consumer protection
Created the pure food and drug act
Meat inspection act
What was the pure food and drug act
Made companies list contents of food and drugs in things, no preservatives, couldn’t lie about what was in it
What was the meat inspection act
Federal inspectors would now garentee safe and sanitary meat
( no rats and poison bread)
