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Outlawed monopolies and practice restrained trade, such as price fixing.
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Provided for federal irrigation projects by using money from the sale of public lands.
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Imposed fines on railroads that gave special rates to favored shippers.
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Authorized the federal government to regulate railroad rates and set maximum prices for ferries, bridge tolls, and oil pipelines.
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Allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the shippment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and medicine,
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Allowed the federal government to inspect meat sold across state lines and required inpection of meat processing plants.
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Gave Congress the power to collect taxes on people's income.
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Instituted the direct election of senators by people of each state.
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Lowered tariffs on imported goods and established a graduated income tax.
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Created the Federal Reserve Board to oversee banks and manage reserve funds.
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Established the Federal Trade Commission to monitor business practices, false advertising, and dishonest labeling.
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Strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by spelling out specific activities businesses could not do.
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Banned the making, selling, and transporting of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
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Gave women the right to vote in all elections.