Jack's progressive timeline

  • Hepburn act

    The Hepburn act gave The ICC (interstate commerce commission) the ability to enforce its ruling by law this was to help them regulate the railroad price gouging (during Theodore Roosevelt's term)
  • Meat inspection act

    this act required truthful branding of food and required it to be processed under sanitary conditions (under Theodore Roosevelt's term)
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    this act helped establish the FDA and prohibited sale of adulterated food and drug products. (under president Theodore Roosevelt's term)
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    Jack's Progressive timeline

  • 16th Amendment

    this amendment allowed congress to impose a national income tax regardless of census data or state apportionment ( under William Taft's term)
  • The 17th amendment

    this allowed for the popular election of a states's senators and put in place methods for emergency election of senators (under William Taft's term)
  • Federal reserve act

    made a federal bank and allowed for further change to the monetary system (under Woodrow Wilson's term)
  • Clayton Antitrust act

    this act restricts a company from merging to form monopolies and tying agreements it also prohibits predatory pricing (during Woodrow Wilson's term)
  • federal trade commission act

    empowered the federal trade commission to stop unfair business practices and help seek relief for unjust business practices that have harmed customers financially (under Woodrow Wilson's term)
  • 18th amendment

    this act put into effect nation wide prohibition and outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages (under Woodrow Wilson's term)
  • 19th amendment

    granted women suffrage in national elections and the right to vote this act was passed on 1919 (under Woodrow Wilson's term)