Progressive Era Reforms by Sanai McKnight-Amberg

Tenement Act 1901

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

Pure Food & Drug Act 1906

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It was the first in a series of legislation designed to regulate the quality of food and pharmaceutical products.

Meat Inspection Act 1906

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The meat inspection act extended the power of the federal government to regulate goods in interstate commerce

Department Of Labor 1903

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It presaged an increasingly activist federal government in the twentieth century, one that would investigate, publicize, and intervene in the dealings of industry, labor-management disputes, and other matters deemed to be of importance to the national economy.

Federal Reserve Act 1913

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The Act represented a recognition that banking and currency would remain unstable without a unifying regulatory system at the national level.

16th Amendment 1913

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The concept of using taxation to fund a federal issue was considered.

17th Amendment 1913

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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.

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.

Adamson Act 1916

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The Adamson Act sets an eight hour work day and establishes overtime compensation for railroad workers

Federal Trade Commission 1914

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It enforces federal consumer protection laws that prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices.

Keating Owens Act 1916

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The Congress restricted child labor through its power to regulate interstate commerce

18th Amendment 1919

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The 18th amendment illegalized the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol

19th Amendment 1920

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The 19th amendment is the right of all citizens to vote don't matter the sex of them and shall not be denied or abridged by the united states.