Domestic and Foreign Affairs

Domestic Affairs

Before we can get into Coolidge’s domestic affairs and policies, we must first define the term “Domestic policy” itself. Domestic policy is a set of laws a government made that is directly related to the concerns and issues in the country. Coolidge went along with the Immigration Act of 1924, this act curbed the number of immigrants allowed within the US and excluded Japanese immigrants all together. Coolidge also supported the Revenue Act of 1924 and 1926; these acts would eventually lead to the stock market crash of 1929.

Foreign Affairs

Calvin Coolidge also had his fair share in the foreign policy during his time. Foreign Policy is basically how a country will interact with other countries beyond its borders. Coolidge's best-known idea was the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928. The treaty committed participants including the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan to "renounce war, as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another."(Calvin) In other words, war is to be renounced as a means of settling international differences.