The bombed home of A. Mitchell Palmer, Wilson's final attorney general, who would oversee the "Red Scare"
The Constitution and the National Security State
The bombed home of A. Mitchell Palmer, Wilson's final
attorney general, who would oversee the "Red Scare"
| Woodrow Wilson changed the Constitution in profound ways--domestically, through measures such as the Federal Trade Commission Act (1914); on "internal security," through measures such as the Espionage (1917) and Sedition (1918) Acts; and internationally, though his conception of the League of Nations covenant. Moreover, the Wilson administration saw four constitutional amendment passed, a total unprecedented since the Bill of Rights. Today's reading is all document-oriented, and I'm asking you to read each of these documents. |
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Federal Trade Commission Act (1914) |
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Espionage Act (1917) |
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Sedition Act (1918) |
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League of Nations Covenant (1919) |
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16th-19th amendments (1913-1920) |