Here is the part 2 of my post from yesterday!
President Chester A. Arthur is probably best known for his reformation of civil service policies by signing the Pendleton Act that the Congress passed. His acts regarding the tariffs, the “Mongrel” Tariff Act and the Tariff Act of 1883, cannot go unnoticed since he made great deal of efforts in reducing the tariffs. All in all, President Arthur opted for an honest administration and his administration was the first one that enacted the first general Federal Immigration Law.
- Edmunds Act (banned Bigamists and Polygamists from voting and holding office)
- Contract Labor Act (Foran Act)
- Chinese Exclusion Act
Both the 22nd and 24th president before and after his successor President Harrison, President Cleveland was a democrat and the first democratic president since President Andrew Johnson. I believe that President Cleveland used his power of appointment pretty wisely since he didn’t use the spoils system to give away the governmental offices to his own party, although he later started replacing the government with democrats. With that power, he also decreased the number of federal employees. One of President Cleveland’s notable acts is his authorization of the usage of federal troops to break up the Pullman workers’ strike in Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Strike).
- Dawes General Allotment Act
- Interstate Commerce Act
- Presidential Succession Act
- Repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
- Wilson-Gorman Tariff Bill
- Sherman Anti-trust Act
- Dependent Pension Bill
- Dependent and Disability Pensions Act
- Sherman Silver Purchase Act
- The tariff was removed from imported raw sugar, and sugar growers in the United States
- Act that created the United States Circuit Court of Appeals
- McKinley Tariff
- Anti-Lottery Bill
Thanks Joanne! I really loved how clear and succinct your descriptions were, and I really liked your brief summary of all the major acts the presidents passed during their terms. You really highlighted what was noteworthy about each president. When you were describing Grover Cleveland, you mentioned that he used his power wisely because he did not use the spoils system, however, later on he started replacing members of his government with democrats. I would argue that replacing members of his government with democrats creates a "yes-man" type of government, in which the members simply agree with what the president wants, which is not effective. Even though Cleveland didn't use the spoils system, I still do not think he used his power of appointment wisely.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be a pain to learn at school. Thanks for posting it here, because this was much easier to soak up than the book.
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