| A | B |
|---|
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | banned monopolies |
| Interstate Commerce Act | regulated railroad industry |
| Homestead Act | gave free land to settlers |
| Dawes Act | gave reservation to Native Americans |
| Pendleton Act | gov't jobs must go to qualified people |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | banned immigration from China |
| Jim Crow Laws | laws created to enable segregation |
| Federal Reserve Act | regulates the flow of money |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act | expanded rights of labor unions |
| Selective Service Act | implemented the first military draft |
| Meat Inspection Act | regulated the meat packing industry |
| Pure Food & Drug Act | ensures the safety of medicine and food |
| Espionage Act | cannot criticize the gov't during wartime |
| Child Labor Act | prevented children from working in factories |
| National Park Service Organic Act | created the National Park System |
| American Indian Citizenship Act | granted immediate citizenship to Native Americans |
| Immigration Acts (1921, 1924, 1929) | banned immigration from Southern & Eastern Europe |
| Mexican Repatriation Act | deported Mexicans during the Great Depression |
| Social Security Act | created unemployment & disability income |
| Wagner Act | similiar to Clayton Act; furthered rights of unions |
| Neutrality Acts | laws designed to keep America out of war |
| Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act | highest tax in imported goods |
| Lend-Lease Act | allowing our Allies to borrow military goods |
| Executive Order 9066 | forced internment of Japanese Americans during WWII |
| GI Bill | financial assistance to military veterans |
| Cash-and-Carry | other countries could buy goods from America but had to transport themselves |
| Marshall Plan | investment to rebuild war-torn Europe |
| Executive Order 9981 | desegregation of the the military |
| Endangered Species Act | places plants & animals under protection of gov't |
| Interstate Highway Act | built largest network of highways in America |
| Environmental Protection Act | designed to protect the environment |
| Community Reinvestment Act | forces banks to consider all people for loans |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | granted President absolute power to use the military |
| War Powers Act | revoked the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; placed limit on Presidential power |
| Mazzoli-Simpson Act | granted immediate citizenship to all illegal aliens in America |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | banned discrimination in all public places |
| Affirmative Action | employers must consider people of all backgrounds for jobs |
| Title IX | created gender equality opportunities in schools |
| Equal Pay Act | women & men paid same for same work |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | eliminated barriers in voting designed to keep minorities from voting |
| US Patriot Act | expanded rights of law enforcement post-9/11 |
| Emergency Economic Stabilization Act | bailout of banks & financial institutions during Great Recession |
| American Recovery & Reinvestment Act | first stimulus package |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | free trade between US, Mexico & Canada |
| World Trade Organization (WTO) | regulates world trade, set rules |
| Affordable Care Act | Obamacare; healthcare for all |
| No Child Left Behind Act | created educational accountability standards for schools |
| Americans with Disabilities Act | protects against disability discrimination |
