Chapter 8: Section 5
Describe how each of the following met Progressive goals: the Sixteenth Amendment; the Clayton Antitrust Act; the FTC.
The 16th amendment was to collect income tax. The Clayton Antitrust Act was Legislation passes by Congress to prohibit certain practices in finance, industry, and trade. The FTC is federal trade commission.
In which area do you think government reforms had the greatest impact? Why?
The clayton because it exempted labor unions from being called trusts, legalized strikes and peaceful picketing by labor union members
What steps did Wilson take to increase the government's role in the economy?
used the expanded power of the presidency to promote a far reaching reform agenda