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Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act helped strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) by expanding its authority and empowering it to set railroad rates. -
Antiquities Act
The Antiquities act was the first U.S. law to provide general legal protection of cultural and natural resources of historic interest on federal lands. -
Pure food and Drug Act
The Pure food and drug act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce. -
Meat Inspection Act
The Meat Inspection Act prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock. -
Mann Elkins Act
The Mann-Elkins act placed a burden of proof on the railroads. For the first time the rates were reasonable. -
16th Ammendment
The 16th Amendment grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population. -
17th Ammendment
The 17th Amendment calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures. -
Clayton Antitrust act
The Clayton Antitrust Act sought to prevent noncompetitive practices even earlier by targeting price discrimination, limit further mergers & acquisitions, and limit membership on boards of companies in particular situations. -
Federal Reserve Act
The federal reserve act created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States -
Federal Trade Commision Act
The federal reserve act created the FTC which gave the agency greater authority to police noncompetitive practices. -
Adamson Act
The Adamson act established eight hour work day with additional pay for overtime for railroad workers. -
Keating Owen Act
The Keating Owen Act restricted child labor through its power to regulate interstate commerce. -
Workers comp act
The workers comp act provides workers compensation coverage for employment-related injuries and occupational diseases. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment declared the production, transport and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment made it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based on their sex. -
Volstead Act
The National Prohibition Act, better known as the Volstead Act, defined an intoxicating beverage as anything that contained more than one half of one percent alcohol