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National Reclamation Act
Reclaimed western land in the United states for agricultural uses. -
Elkins Act
authorized the government to fine railroads for breaking laws and having trusts or monopolies. -
National Wildlife Refuge System
Sysytem of public lands and waters to be preserved by the fedral government for use by anyone. -
United States forest Service
Lead agency in United States forest preservation and conservation of national and state land. -
Hepburn Act
Congress set max rates for fines against railroads and extended jurisdictions. -
Meat Inspection Act
Prohibited altered or misbranded for sale to the general public. -
Muller vs. Oregon
Made men and women equal within the workforce, there was no longer discrimination of sex when being given work hours. -
NAACP
a group formed to end discrimination of race in the United States, gained many rights for blacks in the U.S. -
16th Amendment
Congress could levy an income tax without consent of people or state legislators. -
17th Amendment
Gave people the right to elect senators to office instead of state legislators. -
Federal Reserve Act
Created federal reserve for banking services in the U.S. -
Federal Trade Comission Act
Established trade laws in the United States Government and made trade commisions. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
An extension of the Sherman Anti trust law that tightened government regulations on trusts and monoploies.
(monopolies and business excess) -
National Parks Service
Created National parks in the united states whiched preserved large portions of land. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Limited the ammount of hours children could work in a day. -
Bunting vs. Oregon
Established a ten hour workday for both men and women and pay and a half for any overtime work. -
Hammer vs. Dagenhart
A case that stregthened the effect of child laboprr klaws and gave more regulations on child labor. -
18th Amendment
Made Amendments more firm to the law and made a time limit for how long it haqd to be passed. -
19th Amendment
The right to vote would no longer be denied due to the sex of a person.
(womens rights)
