Congressional Power

By Carl McSnarl

  • Expressed powers granted to Congress

  • Implied powers are granted

  • Immigration declared a Congressional Issue

  • First legal tender notes are issued

  • Sherman Antitrust Act introduced to regulate monopolies and other competition limiting practices

  • Wagner Act recognizes labor's right to bargain collectively.

  • Social Security Act is passed

  • Interstate and National Highway Act provides for a national interstate highway system

  • Social Security Act is amended to create Medicare

  • Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against physically impaired,

  • Gun-Free School Zone Act is stricken down

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