1. William Taft ● Handpicked by Teddy Roosevelt as his successor ● Continued with his legacy of Trust-Busting ● - Attorney General filed 90 anti-trust lawsuits ● Pushed for the sixteenth amendment ● - Allowed the federal government to establish an income tax ● Pushed for additional civil service reform ● Responsible for the first ever presidential budget ● Was not as concerned with conservationism ● - Caused Roosevelt to turn against him

5. Election of 1912 ● Roosevelt created the progressive party ● - Wanted to run again but Taft had the Republican nomination ● - Nicknamed the “Bull Moose” party after comments Roosevelt made in a speech ● Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote ● - Wilson won over 80% of the electoral vote ● - It is the only election in which a candidate from one of the two major parties finished third ● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixi3fwGvLsw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixi3fwGvLsw

8. Woodrow Wilson ● Continued the progressive policy of restricting businessmen ● - Clayton Anti-Trust Act: Named more specific illegal practices, expanded the scope of what was illegal, and outlined specific penalties ● - Federal Income Tax ● Encouraged greater competition through the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) ● - Stopped unfair trade practices ● Created National Park Service

9. Woodrow Wilson ● Created the Federal Reserve (the national bank in charge of creating currency) ● - Provided greater regulation of the money supply ● - First national bank since the beginning of Jackson's presidency ● Tried to restrict child labor and got an 8 hour workday for railroad workers ● - Wanted to protect transportation by preventing RR worker strikes ● Passed two acts to help farmers

10. Temperance Movement - Banning booze Considered Alcohol to be at the root of many moral problems in American society

12. Carrie Nation