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Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is United States federal law, passed in 1883, established to show that within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit rather than political affiliation. This act gave selection of government workers by competitive exams. It also made it illegal to fire or ‘demote’ government officials for political purposes and prohibited soliciting campaign donations on Federal government property. -
Antiquities Act
The Antiquities Act of 1906 was an act that was passed by the United States Congress and was signed into the law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law allows the President of the United States the ability to create national parks from federal lands protecting significant natural, cultural, or scientific features. This has been used for over one hundred since the pass of the Antiquities Act. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 was the first series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century which led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. The main purpose of this act was to ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drug products. -
Meat Inspection Act
The Meat Inspection act, or, “The Federal Meat Inspection Act” of 1907 (FMIA), is an American law which makes it illegal to contaminate and or falsely label meat or meat products being sold as food. It also makes it a requirement for the meat to be slaughtered and processed in sanitary conditions. These necessities apply to imported meats and are required to be inspected under equal foreign standards. -
16th Amendment (Income Tax)
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census. This amendment exempted income taxes from the constitutional requirements regarding direct taxes, after income taxes on rents, dividends, and interest were ruled to be direct taxes in the court case of Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. -
17th Amendment (Direct Election of Senators)
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states. It also changes the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held. The amendment was proposed by the 62nd Congress in 1912 and adopted in 1913 upon being ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 was an act passed on October 15, 1914 and was a part of the United States antitrust law with the objective of adding any further substance to the United States antitrust law regime. The Clayton Act specified particular prohibited conduct, the level three enforcement scheme, the exemptions, and the remedial measures. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was if a mine has a child working for them under 16 working more than 8 hours a day and 6 days a week then the coal company can't sell coal outside of their state. If a factory has a child under 14 working more than 8 hours a day and more than 6 days a week then they can't sell stuff outside of their state. -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution completely established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by announcing the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, and defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited. President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the bill, but the House of Representatives overrode the veto, and the Senate did so as well the next day. -
19th Amendment (Suffrage for Women)
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX), the suffrage for women, is a law prohibiting states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States based on their sex. Up until the 1910s, majority of states did not give women the right to vote. This amendment was the peak of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States.
