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The History of Amendments and Acts
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Sherman Antitrust Act
Outlawed monopolies and practices that restrained trade, such as price fixing. Benjamin Harrison was the progressive president at the time being. -
National Reclamation Act
Provided for federal irrigation projects by using money from the sales of public lands. The current president was Theodore Roosevelt. -
Elkins Act
Imposed fines on railroads that gave special rates to favored shippers. Theodore Roosevelt was the president at the time. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and medicine. Theodore Roosevelt was the president at the time. -
Hepburn Act
Authorized the federal government to regulate railroad rates and set maximum prices for ferries, bridge tolls, and oil pipelines. The president at the time was Theodore Roosevelt. -
Meat Inspection Act
Allowed the federal government to inspect meat sold across state lines and required inspection of meat-processing plants. The current progressive president was Theodore Roosevelt. -
Sixteenth Amendment
Gave Congress the power to collect taxes on people’s income. The progressive president was William Taft at the time. -
Seventeenth Amendment
Instituted the direct election of senators by the people of each state. William Taft was the president at the time. -
Underwood Tariff Act
. Lowered tariffs on imported goods and established a graduated income tax. The President at the time was Woodrow Wilson. -
Federal Reserve Act
Created the Federal Reserve Board to oversee banks and manage reserve funds. The current president was Woodrow Wilson. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Established the Federal Trade Commission to monitor business practices, false advertising, and dishonest labeling. The president at the time was Woodrow Wilson. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by spelling out specific activities businesses could not do. The current president was Woodrow Wilson. -
Eighteenth Amendment
Banned the making, selling, and transporting of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The president at the time was Woodrow Wilson. -
Nineteenth Amendment
Gave women the right to vote in all elections. The president at the time was Woodrow Wilson.