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antitrusts act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. ... Several states had passed similar laws, but they were limited to intrastate businesses. -
federal reserve act
created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes as legal tender. -
underwood tariff
imposed the federal income tax after the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment and lowered basic tariff rates -
federal trade commission
established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act, signed into law by Woodrow Wilson in 1914, outlaws unfair methods of competition and outlaws unfair acts or practices that affect commerce.
