Apush Chapter 29 Study Guide - 1186 Words

1. Supreme Court’s Rule of Reason- The United States Supreme Court created the Rule of Reason as the basic principle in regards to anti-trust cases. It was created as a result of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v the United States. The government tried Standard Oil due to violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. They claimed it had used its powers to prevent other oil companies from being created. After this, it became a principle of the time period, on a case by case basis to determine if a company was being just. 2. Educational and political career of Woodrow Wilson (chronology) and origins- Once his father became a minister of the First Presbyterian Church, the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. In 1870, his family moved to†¦show more content†¦It was necessary because Americas banking system had been very unaffected, and a reform was greatly needed. 10. Clayton Antitrust Act (what did it legalize)-The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 lengthened the Sherman Anti -Trust Act’s list of practices, exempted labor unions from being called trusts and legalized strikes and peaceful picketing by labor unions. 11. Significance of the Clayton Antitrust Act- The Clayton Act of 1914 reformed and emphasized certain concepts of the Sherman Act of 1890 that are still active today. These reforms were necessary in order to better the United States and move the country forward. 12. Under President Wilson, John Carke, James McReynolds, and Louis Brandeis were appointed to the Supreme Court. Under President Taft, Horace Lurton, Charles Hughes, Edward White, Willis Van Devanter along with Mahlon Pitney, and Joseph Lamar were appointed. Under President Roosevelt, William Day, William Moody, and Oliver Holmes were appointed. 13. While the Bull Moose Party lost at the national level in 1912, it continued putting candidates on the ballot at the state and local elections. However, these candidates did poorly in 1914. The party did hold a convention in 1916 and nominated Roosevelt to run again. When he refused, the party tried to give the nomination to Charles Evan Hughes, which caused the party to be entirely dissolved. 14. Woodrow Wilson numbers among the most influential