progressive area

  • antiquities act

    legal protection for scientific and historical federal land ROOSEVELT
  • Hepburn act

    regulate railroad trade ROOSEVELT
  • meat inspection act

    mislabeled meat cannot be sold and all livestock must be slaughtered in sanitary conditions ROOSEVELT
  • pure food and drug act

    banned selling of mislabeled food and drugs ROOSEVELT
  • 16th amendment

    congress could collect income tax TAFT
  • mann-elkins act

    allowed ICC to regulate freight train fees
  • 17th amendment

    voters could vote directly for senators WILSON
  • federal reserve act

    created federal reserve act WILSON
  • federal trade commission act

    established federal trade commission
  • Clayton antitrust act

    law to bolster Sherman antitrust act and prevent monopolies WILSON
  • keating-owen act

    forbade selling of goods produced by child labor and limited working hours of children WILSON
  • 18th amendment

    ban production and sale of alcohol beverage WILSON
  • 19th amendment

    no restriction of voting based on sex WILSON
  • Volstead act

    labeled alcoholic beverage as anything with .5% alcohol WILSON
  • workers compensation act

    workers under 18 who sustain injury or die receive compensation to next of kin