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27 Cards in this Set
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this law is one of the few successes of the Articles of Confederation
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Northwest Ordinance (1789)
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Provided guildelines for the settlement of new territories and provided a path to statehood
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Northwest Ordinance (1789)
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Eliminated the spoils system of patronage in selection for government jobs and set up an exam-based merit system for qualified candidates
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Pendleton Act (1883)
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This law provided Congress with authority to regulate and break up monopolies- known as "trusts"- in the United States
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1896)
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Permitted government employees to vote in government elections but forbade them from participating in partisan politics
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Hatch Act (1939)
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The beginning of a series of acts to regulate impacts on the environment
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Air Quality Act (1967)
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These laws created the Federal Election Commission and required disclosures of contributions and expeditures and limitations on contributions and presidential election expenditures
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Federal Election Campaign Acts (1971-1974)
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Limited President's power to use troops overseas in hostilities, put a time limit on use and gave Congress final power to withdraw troops
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War Powers Act (1973)
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Established Congressional budget committees and the Congressional Budget Office, and have Congress the power to prevent the president from refusing to fund Congressional initiatives (known as "impoundment")
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Budget and Impoundment Control Act (1974)
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Declassified government documents for public use
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Freedom of Information Act (1974)
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Set budget reduction targets to balance budget
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Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Bill (1985)
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Severely curtailed the civil liberties of Americans during wartime and greatly increased the power of the federal government in controlling public activity (2)
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Espionage Act (1917)
Sedition Act (1918) |
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The law stringently limited the number of immigrants admitted into the US and set strict quotas for entry
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Immigration Act (1924)
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Title II banned discrimination in public places on the basis of race, color, national origin, or religion. Title VII prohibited employment discrimination based on gender
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Civil Rights Act (1964)
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Suspended literacy tests, empowered federal officials to register voters, prohibited states from changing voting procedures without federal permission
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Voting Rights Act (1965)
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Banned age discrimination in jobs unless age is related to job perfomance
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967)
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Banned housing discrimination based on race
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Civil Rights Act (1968)
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Prohibited gender discrimination in federally funded education programs
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Title IX Education Act (1972)
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Protected civil liberties of disabled Americans and mandated "reasonable accommodations" to public facility use
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Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
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this allowed people to register to vote when applying for driving licenses
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National Voter Registration Bill (1993)
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Another name for the National Voter Registration Bill
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The Motor Voter Act
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granted broad police authority to the federal, state, and local government to interdict, prosecute, and convict suspected terrorists
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The Patriot Act (2001)
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legislation that expanded the role of government in the economy and society
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New Deal Legislation (1933-1939)
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What did the New Deal create?
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Social Security
Securities and Exchange Commission Tennessee Valley Authority |
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this law sought to increase the role of personal responsibility in welfare recipients and shifted many responsibilities for welfare provision to state governments
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996)
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banned soft money contributions to national political parties and rasied hard money limits to $2,000
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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002)
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Another name for the Bipartisan Campaign Reform
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McCain - Feingold Bill
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