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prohibits monopolistic practices and anti-competitive agreements to promote fair competition in the marketplace

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Then: large monopolies and trusts dominated industries, limiting competition, driving up prices, and stifling innovation

Now: there has been increased regulation of businesses to prevent monopolies, promote competition, and protect consumers from unfair business practices.

A downside of the Sherman Act is that its unclear rules sometimes cause confusion in enforcement, like when Standard Oil was broken up in 1911, which some people thought was too extreme and hurt businesses.

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The Securities Act of 1933 is a law that makes companies tell the truth about their finances when selling stocks or bonds to protect investors from being cheated

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Then: Companies could sell stocks without telling people the truth about thier business, which led to a lot of scams and people losing money

Now: Companies have to be honest and share important information before selling stocks so people could make smarter and safer choices with their money.

A downside of this act is that it can be hard and expensice for small businesses to follow all rules, like when a new company wants to sell stock but has to pay a lot for lawyers and paperwork.

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The clean air act is a law that helps keep the air clean by limiting how much pollution factories, cars, and other sources can put into the air.

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Then: There was few rules about air pollution, so factories and cars could release dirty smoke and chemicals into the air, making it hard to breathe and harming people's health.

Now: After the act was passed, there are rules that help keep the air cleaner by limiting pollution, which makes the air safer to breathe and helps protects the enviroments.

One downside of the clean air act is that it can be expensive for businesses to follow the rules, like whenf actories have to spend a lot of money on speical equipment to reduce pollution.

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It is a law that make it illegal to treat people unfairly when thary are trying to buy or rent a home because of their race, religion, gender, or other personal reasons

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Then: Many people were not allowed to live in certain neighborhoods or rent homes just because of their race or background. This made it haed for them to find fair and safe housing.

Now: It became easeir for people to find homes without being judged by their race, religion or background because the law protects them from unfair treatment.

One downside is even though the law exist, some landlords or sellers can still find secret ways to discriminate and it can be hard to prove or stop them.

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Law that gives workrs the right to join together in unions and speak up about their jobs without being punished by their employers

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National Labor Relations Act passed in 1935

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National Labor Relations Act passed in 1935

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Then: Workers could be fired or punished for tyring to form a unione or ask for better pay or working conditions, and they didn't have much protection.

Now: Workers have the right to join unions, talk about job issues, and ask for better conditions without being punished by thier employers.

One downside is that sometimes it can cause conflicts between workers and employers, like strikers or slowdowns, which can hurt businesses and the economy.

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It is a law that protects people personal information held by the government and give them the right to see, fix, or know how the information is used.

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Then: The government could use and collect people personal information without telling them, and people had little control over how the information was used or shared.

Now: People have more control over thier personal information held by the government, like being able to see what data is collected about them and ask to change it if it's wrong.

One downside is that it only applies to government agencies, so it doesn't protect personal information shared with private companies.