REPUBLICAN POLICIES

By: Sophie, Hanya, Joakim, Abdul-Rahman, Krithik, Ioulia 

 GENERAL INFORMATION

• The republican policies helped drive the growth of the American

economy
• The protective tariffs ensured that American goods were less
expensive than imported goods
• The Republicans applied a theory of Laissez-faire when making decisions,
this meant that the government should interfere as small amount as possible
in the daily life of people. ​
• Taxation was likewise maintained to a minimum by the Republicans. This
provided some benefits to ordinary workers, but it provided considerably
greater benefits to the rich.
• The Republican Policies support lower taxes, free-market capitalism,
restrictions on immigration, increased military spending, gun rights,
restrictions on abortion, deregulation, and restrictions on labor unions.
 PROS AND CONS OF THE REPUBLICAN
POLICIES
PROS
• Drove growth
• American made goods were cheaper
• The Republican Policies support lower
taxes, free-market capitalism, restrictions
on immigration, increased military
spending, gun rights, restrictions on
abortion, deregulation, and restrictions on
labor unions.
CONS
• Taxation was kept low; which meant rich people
got richer, but there were a lot less benefits for the
less fortunate
• It basically set up The Great Depression, since
everyone was taking out loans which they couldn't
pay back 
• When tariffs were increased on foreign imports
following the smoot-Hawley policy, at least 25
other countries responded by increasing tariffs on
American goods.