Wilson's Progressive Achievements

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Woodrow Wilson

Second Democratic president post-1861, admired Confederate independence attempt

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Self-determination

Wilson's ideal inspired by Confederate independence attempt

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Faith in masses

Wilson's belief in informed masses, influenced by Jeffersonian democracy

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Political sermons

Wilson's inspirational speeches influenced by his Presbyterian minister-father

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Showmanship

Wilson lacked this quality, contrasting with Roosevelt

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Underwood Tariff

Tariff tackled by Wilson in 1913, leading to major reductions

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Sixteenth Amendment

Enabled Congress to enact a graduated income tax starting at $3,000 income

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Federal Reserve Act

Enacted in 1913, established a decentralized banking system

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Louis D. Brandeis

Supported banking reform, author of 'Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It'

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Federal Reserve Board

Appointed by President, oversaw twelve regional reserve districts

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Federal Reserve Notes

Issued by the Federal Reserve Board, backed by commercial paper

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Federal Trade Commission Act

Established a commission to research industries in interstate commerce

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Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Expanded list of objectionable practices, exempted labor organizations

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Holding Companies

Used to achieve price discrimination and interlocking directorates

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Samuel Gompers

Union leader who praised the Clayton Anti-Trust Act as the Magna Carta of labor

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Federal Farm Loan Act

Provided credit to farmers at low interest rates, a Populist demand

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Warehouse Act

Authorized loans on staple crops, another Populist idea

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La Follette Seaman's Act

Ensured decent treatment and living wage on American merchant ships

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Adamson Act

Established an eight-hour workday for interstate commerce train employees

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Louis D. Brandeis

First Jew nominated to the Supreme Court by Wilson

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Child labor law

Wilson signed a law restricting child labor in products for interstate commerce

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Limitations of progressivism

Wilson's progressive actions did not extend to better treatment for blacks