Progressive Reforms

  • National Reclamation Act

    National Reclamation Act

    reclaiming land for productive agricultural use.
    (conservation problem)
  • Elkins Act

    Elkins Act

    permission gave to the interstae commerce commision to force ponderous fines on railroads that offered refunds and upon the shippers that accepted these refunds.
    (monopolies)
  • U.S. Forest Service

    U.S. Forest Service

    manages and portects the nations 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands.
    (conservation problem)
  • Hepburn Act

    Hepburn Act

    gives the Intersate Commerce Commission the power to set the highest railroad rates and extend jurisdiction.
  • Pure Food Drug Act

    Pure Food Drug Act

    prevention the manufacture, sale, or transportation of unsafe foods, drugs, medication, and liquors.
    (unsafe goods)
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Meat Inspection Act

    prevention of any unsafe meat and meat products from being distrubuted as food and to make sure the meat is being processed under sanitary conditions.
    (unsafe goods)
  • Muller v. Oregon

    Muller v. Oregon

    justifies both sex discrimination and usage of labor laws
    (labor problems)
  • NAACP

    NAACP

    Political, educational, social, and eonomic equality of rights of all persons regadrless of race.
    (inequality in the distribution of wealth)
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Federal Reserve Act

    reformation of banking system, central bank of the U.S. is formed but private banks remain independent
    (corruption in government)
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    establsihed a federal income tax and congress made the tax a graduated income tax which placed a heavier tax on the wealthy.
    (inequality in the distribution of wealth)
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    the direct election of the U.S. senators and it replaced the election of senators by state legislatures.
    (corruption in Government)
  • Federal Trade Commission Act

    Federal Trade Commission Act

    approval to issue "cease and desist" orders to large corps. to change unfair trade
    (monopolies)
  • Clayton Anti Trust Act

    Clayton Anti Trust Act

    added further substance to the U.S. antritrust law by attempting to prevent anticompetitive procedures
  • Bunting v. Oregon

    Bunting v. Oregon

    accpetance of a ten hour work day for both women and men
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    amendment ban on alcohol