Progressive Era Reforms by Tasnia Chowdhury

Tenement Act 1901

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This low mandated that tenements had to be built with lighting,toilets and with more space.

Pure food and drug Act 1906

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Government regulation of this kind strongly affected the ways in which foods and drugs were prepared, packaged, labeled, sold, and advertised in the United States.

Meat inspection Act 1906

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The Meat Inspection Act was based on the premise that the government had the responsibility of protecting consumers from harmful products unfit for human consumption.

Department of Labor 1903

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The functions of the Department of Labor grew dramatically through the twentieth century. In the interests of workers, the Labor Department enforces laws regarding labor-management relations, child labor, equal pay, minimum wages, overtime, public contracts, workmen's compensation, health and safety in the workplace, and industrial accidents.

Federal Reserve Act 1913

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the Federal Reserve System conducts U.S. monetary policy, maintains the stability of the country's financial system, regulates banks and protects consumers’ credit rights, and provides financial services to the federal government, the public, and financial institutions located in the United States and abroad.

16th Amendment 1913

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The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. The Constitution was ratified, which required Americans to pay income tax. It took nearly four years of debate to get this amendment passed.

17th Amendment 1913

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The Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on April 8, 1913, and put into effect for the 1914 election. It 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.

Federal Trade Commission 1970

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The Federal Trade Commission encouraged advertisers to mention their competitors by name to enable consumers to make more informed judgments about products.

Clayton Antitrust Act 1914

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This law was designed to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 by fully codifying specific illegal antitrust activities.

18th Amendment 1919

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The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbade in all U.S. territories the making, selling, or transporting of “intoxicating liquors.

19th Amendment 1848

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The women’s suffrage movement is the fight by women in the United States to gain the legal right to vote. The movement began in 1848 with the Women’s Rights Convention.

Keating Owens Act 1916

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About 2 million children under the age of 15 worked in industry, according to National Archives and Records Administration data. Some states had started passing child labor laws in the 19th century. Yet other states still allow children to toil in textile mills, factories, and mines for 60 or more hours per week.

Adamson Act 1910-1919

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Congress enacted the Adamson Act in response to Wilson's message, granting labor an eight-hour workday and overtime compensation. The Adamson Act guaranteed labor's support for Wilson in the 1916 campaign.