Acts Flashcards by Stephanie Rivera

Interstate Commerce Commission could set up own fair freight rates, extended its power over pipelines, bridges.

A. Espionage act of 1917
B. Keating-Owen Act (1916)
C. Hepburn Act (1906)

Hepburn Act (1906)

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Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)

Prohibited manufacture, sale, and transportation if fraudulently labeled goods and drugs.

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Meat Inspection Act (1906)

Federal and sanitary regulations and inspections of meat packing facilities established. Result of wartime scandals in 1898.

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US and Japan pledged to maintain Open Door principles in China. Aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade with China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial integrity.

A. Taft-Katsura Memo
B. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
C. Keating-Owen Act (1916)

Taft-Katsura Memo

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Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan (1907)

Racial discrimination against Japanese in California, so Japan agreed they would restrict sending unskilled Japanese immigrants to US

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Federal Farm Loan Act (1916)

Credit reform for agriculture

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What act had to do with child labor laws?

A. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
B. Keating-Owen Act (1916)
C. Dawes Act of 1887

Keating-Owen Act (1916)

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Law divided nation in 12 regions with Fed Reserve Banks in each region; this system services financial needs of federal govt.

A. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
B. Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
C. Federal Reserve Act of 1913

Federal Reserve Act of 1913

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Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914

Supplemented Antitrust Act of 1890; prohibited price discrimination

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____________ forbade criticism of government.

A.Espionage Act of 1917
B. Sedition Act 1918
C. Emergency Quota Act 1921

Sedition Act 1918

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_____ prohibited interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of U.S. enemies during wartime.

A.Espionage Act of 1917
B. Sedition Act 1918
C. Emergency Quota Act 1921

Espionage Act of 1917

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Law admitted immigrants from Britain, Ireland, and Germany, but limited Italians, Greeks, poles and European Jews

A.Espionage Act of 1917
B. Sedition Act 1918
C.

Emergency Quota Act 1921

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How did the National Origins Act (1924) affect immigrants?

Restricted more immigrants

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Also known as the Banking Act of 1933, and part of FDRs New Deal. This act established Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and insured individual deposits in commercial banks, and separated commercial banking from more speculative activity in investment banking

A. Dawes Act 1887
B. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
C. Emergency Banking Relief Act (1933)

Glass-Steagall Act (1933)

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A bill passed during the administration of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in reaction to the financially adverse conditions of the Great Depression. Called for a four-day mandatory shutdown of U.S. banks for inspections before they could be reopened, sought to re-instill investor confidence and stability in the banking system.

A. Dawes Act 1887
B. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
C. Emergency Banking Relief Act (1933)

Emergency Banking Relief Act (1933)

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Broke up Indian reservation and redistributed it amongst individuals.

A. National Origins Act (1924)
B. Dawes Act 1887
C. Indian Reorganization of 1934

Dawes Act of 1887

Indian Reorganization of 1934

proposed by John Collier

repealed Dawes Act
Restored tribal ownership to lands, recognized their govts, provided lands, etc.

US labor law that guarantees the right for private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary.

A. Wagner Act (1935)
B. Dawes Act 1887
C. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)

Wagner Act (1935)

The _______________ (1935) prohibited the sale of arms and munitions to any nation at war.

The Neutrality Act of 1935

Selective Service and Training Act (1940)

Congress approved nation’s 1st peacetime draft

Under what act did FDR officially proclaim neutrality in WW2?

Neutrality Act of 1939

Under the Lend-Lease Act (1941), the US would provide supplies to _________ in exchange for goods\services after the war.

Britain

What act gave government the right to seize a plant or mine that was idled by a strike if it hurt the war effort?

A. Dawes Act 1887
B. Smith-Connolly Act of 1943
C. Neutrality Acts 1935-1937

Smith-Connolly Act of 1943

What act prohibited discrimination for reason of color, race, religion, or national origin in public places, outlawed racial discrimination by employers, and created Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

A. Dawes Act 1887
B. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
C. Budget Reconciliation Act (1981)
D. Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1964

What act was passed under Reagan and cut billions from domestic programs including edu, food stamps, public housing, but increased defense budget? A. Dawes Act 1887 B. Glass-Steagall Act (1933) C. Budget Reconciliation Act (1981) D. Civil Rights Act of 1964

Budget Reconciliation Act (1981)

What act bans racial discrimination in voting practices by the federal government as well as by state and local governments?

Voting Rights Act of 1965

What act provided equal housing opportunities?

Civil Rights Act of 1968 or Federal Housing Act of 1968

The ___________was passed by Congress on March 11, 1941. It provided that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose struggle against the Axis assisted U.S. defense.

Lend-Lease Act (1941)

The ______ (1941) was to ensure that the president would consult Congress before committing troops to extended conflicts. A. Homestead Act B. War Powers Act C. Strategic Defense Initiative D. Neutrality Act of 1937

War Powers Act

The ___________ Act (1862) was a form of government assistance and made it easier for settlers to live and farm on the great plains. A. Homestead Act B. War Powers Act C. Strategic Defense Initiative D. Neutrality Act of 1937

Homestead Act

___________, also known as Star Wars, was a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The intent of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union. A. Homestead Act B. War Powers Act C. Strategic Defense Initiative D. Neutrality Act of 1937

Strategic Defense Initiative

The 1937 ___________established “cash-and-carry”: it required warring nations to pay cash for all “nonwar” goods and to carry them on their own ships.

Neutrality Act

The ______________ Act (1947) proposed by republicans in Congress--said declared that labor unions could no longer require employers to only hire union members.

Taft-Hartley Act