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 |