Historic Laws to Know Flashcards
(18 cards)
Northwest Ordinance 1787
est. rules for new states to be admitted
Pendleton Act 1883
mandates that most positions w/i the gov’t need to be based on merit and skill
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
when the railroad industry became regulated by the gov’t - later applied to other transport and commerce
Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1890
against monopolies, later improved by Clayton Act which added punishment
Pure Food and Drug Act/Meat Inspection 1904
regulated food and drugs
Federal Reserve Act 1913
created the central bank of the US
Wagner Act/National Labor Relations Act 1935
labor rights- unions and strikes
Social Security Act 1935
est. social security
Hatch Act 1939
gov’t employees can’t campaign at work
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1964
gave pres. power to ‘go to war’ with Vietnam w/o Congress’ approval
Civil Rights Act 1964
banned discrimination in public
Voting Rights Act 1965
suspended literacy tests
Civil Rights Act 1968
prohibited discrimination for housing, more for north
Title IX 1972
prohibited gender discrimination in federally supported schools
War Powers Act 1973
limited presidential military power w/ specific conditions
Americans w/ Disabilities Act 1990
bans job discrimination against disabled people + requires handicap facilities
National Voter Registration Bill (“Motor Voter Act”) 1993
requires states to allow people to register to vote when getting drivers license
Patriot Act 2001
strengthened federal gov’t’s power to protect against terrorism - surveillance, searches, and detain ind.
