| A | B |
| Federal Reserve Act of 1913 | opened 12 Federal Reserve Banks in charge of regulating currency |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act 1914 | Govt can't limit unions or strikes |
| Selective Service Act 1917 | military draft |
| Espionage Act 1917 | limited speech during wartime |
| Neutrality Acts 1935/1937 | US can't sell military goods to countries at war |
| Social Security Act | set up benefits program |
| Lend-Lease Act 1941 | US can lend military goods to countries at war |
| Executive Order 9066 1942 | Japanese-Americans moved to prison camps |
| GI Bill 1944 | gives aid and benefits to soldiers returning home |
| Executive Order 9981 1948 | ends segregation in the military |
| Equal Pay Act 1963 | women are paid same as men for same job |
| Affirmative Action 1965 | minorities must be recruited for positions |
| Title IX 1972 | education institutions can't discriminate based on gender |
| USA Patriot Act 2001 | expands govt power to deal with threats to security |
| Emergency Economy Stabilization Act 2008 | bailed out banks |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 | bailed out business and industry |