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Gilded Age Laws

Gilded Age

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Imposed in 1906 stricter control over railroads and expanded powers of the ICC Hepburn Act
Laid down binding rules in 1906 for sanitary meat packing and government inspection of meat products crossing state lines; passed in response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Meat Inspection Act
Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs and gave the government powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs; today's FDA is descended from this law Pure Food and Drug Act
Passed to regulate banking and help small banks stay in business; a move away from laissez-faire policies Federal Reserve Act
This lowered the tariff and was signed by Taft; but Democrats felt it didn't go far enough Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Tprevent unfair business practices and help maintain a competitive economy Federal Trade Commission
to extend the Sherman Antitrust Act to give it more powers against trusts; otlawed practices that had a dangerous likelihood of creating a monopoly, even if no unlawful agreement was involved Clayton Antitrust Act
Established the direct election of senators 17th Amendment
Gave Congress the power to institute an income tax 16th Amendment
Prohibited the sale of alcohol 19th Amendment
Gave people the right to propose a new law to the state legislature Initiative
A law passed by the legislature to then be presented to the people for approval or veto Referendum
Method whereby people can petition and vote to have an elected official removed from office Recall
An election where people can elect their party's candidates for office instead of having them selected by party caucuses Direct Primary
Law passed to limit child labor; was eventually struck down by the Supreme Court Keating-Owen Act
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