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The Hepburn Act helped strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) by expanding its authority and empowering it to set railroad rates. -
The Antiquities act was the first U.S. law to provide general legal protection of cultural and natural resources of historic interest on federal lands.
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The Pure food and drug act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce.
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The Meat Inspection Act prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock.
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The Mann-Elkins act placed a burden of proof on the railroads. For the first time the rates were reasonable. -
The 16th Amendment grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population.
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The 17th Amendment calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.
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The Clayton Antitrust Act sought to prevent noncompetitive practices even earlier by targeting price discrimination, limit further mergers & acquisitions, and limit membership on boards of companies in particular situations. -
The federal reserve act created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States
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The federal reserve act created the FTC which gave the agency greater authority to police noncompetitive practices.
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The Adamson act established eight hour work day with additional pay for overtime for railroad workers.
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The Keating Owen Act restricted child labor through its power to regulate interstate commerce.
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The workers comp act provides workers compensation coverage for employment-related injuries and occupational diseases.
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The 18th Amendment declared the production, transport and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal.
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The 19th Amendment made it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based on their sex.
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The National Prohibition Act, better known as the Volstead Act, defined an intoxicating beverage as anything that contained more than one half of one percent alcohol