Woodrow Wilson House on S Street
During his two terms as President, Woodrow Wilson drove much legislation, including passing the 16th (income tax), the 17th (direct election of Senators by the voters), and the 19th (women’s right to vote) Amendments. He vetoed the Volsteat Act, which banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and gave the federal government the ability to enforce the 18th Amendment (prohibition).
Also during his terms, the U.S. established the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS. He also was influential in getting the Clayton Antitrust Act passed to fix antitrust issues created under the Sherman Antitrust Act …read more
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