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interstate commerce commission
job was to keep railroad (the primary transport across the nation) fairly priced, this would later include buseses, phones and trucks -
anti trust act
This act broke up monopolies also known as trust busting -
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Progressive era
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Sales taxes in the wealthy
In the year 1894 the federal government used income tax on all forms of income for the wealthy. This was not done proportionally across states and was considered a direct tax, therefore it was illegal based on Article 1, Section 2 of the constitution. It was removed the following year by the supreme court. -
Federal reserve act
Helped to manage the nations economy indirectly through a private bank that was run by officials elected by the president. They controlled interest and the amount of money in circulation. In return this promoted trust in banks for the first time since the 1830s (the last reserve). -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment allowed taxes on income of all types. This was previously illegal due to the constitution. This helped economic reform by keeping the brunt of taxes off the working class. -
FTC
Promotes economic reform by keeping big businesses from practicing unfair trade. This kept businesses from cheating or becoming monopolies. -
keating owen act
This law kept children under the age of 14 from working in most job types. The law was removed soon thereafter because of a court case where the supreme court ruled against the law. -
The organic act
National parks were started to conserve land and keep our natural resources safe -
The 18th amendment
The 18th amendment was passed to stop the sale of alcohol in an attempt to promote social welfare and fight alcohol abuse. -
the 19th amendment
Women's suffrage gave women the right to vote, something fought over for decades. This promoted social welfare by allowing women to elect officials that would choose there fate.