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first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration.
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The Antiquities Act of 1906 is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. The Act was the first U.S. law to provide general legal protection of cultural and natural resources of historic or scientific interest on federal lands. -
The Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that expanded the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission and gave it the power to set maximum railroad rates.
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The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions.
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The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population.
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William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913, and the tenth chief justice of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1930, the only person to have held both offices.
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allowed the ICC to set the maximum freight rates that railroads could charge shippers.
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established the direct election of United States senators in each state.
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The Federal Reserve Act was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. The law created the Federal Reserve System
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28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921
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The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, is a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime
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The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 is a United States federal law that established the Federal Trade Commission.
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provides workers' compensation coverage for employment-related injuries and occupational diseases.
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The Adamson Act was a United States federal law passed in 1916 that established an eight-hour workday
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The Keating–Owen Child Labor Act of 1916, also known as Wick's Bill, was a short-lived statute enacted by the U.S. Congress that sought to reduce child labor
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The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States
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The National Prohibition Act, known informally as the Volstead Act, was an act of the 66th United States Congress designed to execute the 18th Amendment which established the prohibition of alcoholic drinks.
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allowed women to vote