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14 Cards in this Set
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Sherman Antitrust Act |
Outlawed monopolies and practices that restrained trade. |
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National Reclamation Act |
Provided for irrigation projects by using money from the sale of public lands. |
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Elkins Act |
Imposed fines on railroads and favored special shippers. |
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Hepburn Act |
Authorized federal government to regulate railroad rates. |
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Meat Inspection Act |
Allowed the federal government to inspect meat that's sold. |
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Pure Food and Drug Act |
Allowed inspection for food and medicine. |
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Sixteenth Ammendment |
Gave Congress power to collect taxes. |
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Seventeenth Amendment |
Instituted direct election of senators by the people of each state. |
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Underwood Tariff Act |
Lowered tariffs on imported goods. |
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Federal Reserve Act |
Gave permission to oversee banks and manage reserve funds. |
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Federal Trade Commission Act |
To monitor business, false advertising, and dishonest labeling. |
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Clayton Antitrust Act |
Spelled out specific activities that businesses couldn't do. |
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Eighteenth Amendment |
Banned anything to do with Alcohol |
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Nineteenth Amendment |
Women's rights (voting) |
