progressive economic

  • Socialism

    Socialism

    economic system in which the production and distribution of goods are controlled by congress/gov't
  • Interstate Commerce Act

    Interstate Commerce Act

    Required railroads to charge "reasonable and just" rates by outlawing pooling and rebates. Set up the ICC to oversee the railroad industry.
  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    Sherman Antitrust Act

    Breaks up trusts and monopolies because they interfere with free enterprise system
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    Allows the federal government to collect income tax