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Select the boxes in the table to compare and contrast Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge's policies and actions.

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Harding
- "Return to Normalcy" — retreat from Wilsonian idealism; pro-business, limited government
- Emergency Quota Act (1921) — restricted immigration; supported high tariffs (Fordney–McCumber Tariff, 1922)
- Washington Naval Conference (disarmament) and isolationist foreign policy
- Administration marred by scandals (Teapot Dome) and cronyism (Ohio Gang)

Coolidge
- Continued laissez-faire, pro-business stance; famous laissez-faire motto (“the business of America is business”)
- Lowered taxes and reduced federal spending (Revenue Acts of 1924 and 1926); vetoed farm-relief bills (McNary–Haugen)
- Restored public confidence after Harding scandals; limited government/regulatory intervention
- Continued isolationist foreign policy and restrictive immigration enforcement

Both
- Republican presidents of the 1920s who favored business interests and limited government
- Supported lower taxes and protective tariffs
- Generally isolationist in foreign policy and restrictive on immigration
- Oversaw much of the 1920s economic boom (Roaring Twenties)