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Progressive Accomplishments
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National Reclamation Act
Funded irrigation projects across 20 American states -
Elkins Act
Authorized heavy fines on railroads, offering rebates -
National Wildlife Refuge System
System of public lands and waters set aside to conserve wildlife -
U.S. Forest Service
Administers the nations national forests and grasslands -
Meat Inspection Act
Ensured that meat products were processed under sanitary conditions -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Regulated state food and drugs -
Hepburn Act
Gave the ICC power to set maximum railroad rates -
Muller v. Oregon
Upheld Oregon's state restrictions on women's working hours -
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Mission to ensure equality for all African-Americans -
16th Amendment
Allowed Congress to levy an income tax without basing it off of the US census -
17th Amendment
Gave the people rights to vote for senators -
Federal Reserve Act
Set up the central banking system of the USA -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Established the Federal Trade Commission, appointed by the president, for seven-year terms -
Clayton Anti-trust Act
Outlawed acts that were considered harmful to the consumer -
National Park Service
Manages all national parks -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Prohibited the sale of goods by factories with children under fourteen working -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
Made internal child labor beyond the power of Congress -
18th Amendment
Made the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal in the United States -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote -
Bunting v. Oregon
Allowed the shortening of work-days
