Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson

Birth: December 28th 1856 Virginia

Death: February 3rd 1924 Washington D.C

II. Background- He completed his doctoral dissertion and got a PhD in history and political science at Johns Hopkins University. He also once coached football and founded the debate team at Weselyn university. He came from a giving Presbyterian family and attended Princeton, Davidson and UOV and passed his lawyer bar test easily, before he bacame heavily involved in politics.

III. Terms of office-

1-1913-1917

2-1917-1921

IV. Prominent Issues of the Election-

1-Prohibition was a big issue at the time. Wilson being a progressive but sober appealed to both wet and drys. Another issue was appealing to the people through how much govermment the candidate intended to be involved in the citizens lives. Wilson was against large monopilies but also believed in limited government.

2- This election was more difficult for wilson to win because the Republican candidate had a track record very similar to his own. Wilson did though use the slogan “he kept us out of war” which was very true. Wilson did though have to be truthful about not being afraid to enter the war if the nations security was at risk. This did not gain him points for those strictly against war.

V. Opponents-

1- William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt

2- Charles Evans Hughes

VI. Vice President-

1Thomas Marshall

2- Thomas Marshall

VII. Political Party of the President- Democrat

VIII. Domestic Happenings during Administration-

Woodrow Wilson becomes president- Wilson became president with 41.8% of the popular vote and with 435 electoral votes.

Amendment 17 ratified- The senate is now chosen by the people of the United States not the state legislature. Also now instead of of state legislatures filling vacancies when a senator left office before the end of the term, now state legislatures can grant governors the right to make temporary...