Wilson was able to pass many reform movements while in office. His main goal was to focus on "ending evils" which were wasting reocurces, human cost to workers/consumers, and corruption in the government. He passed the Underwood Tariff Act which reduced Tariffs to equilize pries of foreign goods and created the forest federal income tax. (16th Amendment). He then focused on banking reform by passing the Federal Reserve Act which created 12 federal banks. These banks would loan money to local banks and set interest rates and control money supply. He stopped corrupt businesses by passing the Clayton Anti trust Act which outlawed pratices such as price dumping. This act also expecped unions and forbu action against organized union protests.

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