| 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 strike; busted up trusts/monopoliess |
| 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 |
| Homestead Act | Gave land in the American West to settlers |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | stopped immigration of Chinese |
| Pendleton Act | required exam for civil service (government) jobs |
| Dawes Act | forced the cultural assimilation of Native Americans |
| Interstate Commerce Act | regulated the costs of shipping (railroads) |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | required that ingredients be accurately labeled and that food/drugs be safe |
| Federal Reserve Act | regulated the flow of currency |
| Meat Inspection Act | all meat must be checked for consumer safety |
| American Indian Citizenship Act | gave all Native Americans citizenship |
| Mexican Repatriation Act | forced people of Mexican heritage to return or go to Mexico |
| Wagner Act | gave rights to people joing labor union |
| Marshall Plan | provided economic aid to European countries after WWI to gain influence over those countries |
| NAFTA | trade agreement between countries of North America |
| Affordable Care Act | Obama care; health care options |
