progressive era reforms by Avia Peek

Tenement Act (1901)

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This law required apartments to have lighting, toilets and more space.

Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)

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This law was passed to to ensure the sanitary preparation of consumable goods.

Meat Inspection Act (1906)

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This law was passed to ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.

Department of Labor (1913)

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A executive division of the U.S. federal government responsible for enforcing labor statutes and promoting the general welfare.

Federal Reserve Act (1913)

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The Federal Reserve Act was intended to prevent a national financial crises and promote economic stability.

16th Amendment (1913)

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The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. constitution was ratified that required Americans to pay income tax.

17th Amendment (1914)

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This law allowed for senators to be elected by the people living in the state they represent rather than take office by appointment of the state's legislature.

Adamson Act (1916)

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The act sets an eight-hour work day and establishes overtime compensation for railroad workers.

Federal Trade Commission (1914)

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Federal Trade Commission regulates advertise, marketing, and consumer credit practices.

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

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This law was published to enact vague language of the latter had provided large corporations with loopholes enabling them to engage in certain restrictive business.

Keating Owens Act (1916)

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An act that prevented child labor and child labor products to be sold and for other purposes.

18th Amendment (1919)

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A amendment to the constitution of the united states imposing the federal prohibiting of alcohol.

19th Amendment (1920)

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The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote.