Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act
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The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act was a 1909 U.S. law that revised tariff rates and sparked major political controversy within the Republican Party during William Howard Taft’s presidency.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
tariff law ⓘ |
| aimedTo | reform tariff schedules ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ballinger–Pinchot affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorized | presidential authority to adjust tariffs ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contained | maximum and minimum tariff provisions ⓘ |
| controversyWithin | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy |
Gifford Pinchot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1909-08-05 ⓘ |
| economicOrientation | protectionist ⓘ |
| effectOnAverageTariff | maintained relatively high tariff levels ⓘ |
| followedBy | Underwood Tariff Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnElection |
contributed to Republican losses in 1910 midterm elections
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contributed to split in 1912 presidential election ⓘ |
| included | tariff commission feature in practice through later legislation ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterModifiedIn | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nelson W. Aldrich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sereno E. Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | progressive Republicans ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of United States trade policy
ⓘ
history of the Republican Party in the United States ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | failure to significantly lower tariffs ⓘ |
| policyArea |
customs duties
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protectionism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
decline of William Howard Taft’s popularity
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rise of insurgent progressives ⓘ split in the Republican Party ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dingley Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidencyDuringEnactment | William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Dingley Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revised | tariff rates ⓘ |
| section | corporate income tax provision later replaced by constitutional income tax ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1909 U.S. tariff law that revised rates and caused a major Republican Party split ⓘ |
| signedBy | William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDateOfEffect | 1909 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | major public debate on tariffs ⓘ |
| supportedBy | conservative Republicans ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1909 ⓘ |
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