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Keys to the Castle
Who says nothing is ever passed?
Act quickly!
Yada, yada, yada
100
This unfunded mandate required reduced CO2 emissions.
What is the Clean Air Act?
100
This act gave increased rights to women within school programs.
What is Title IX of Educational Act?
100
This act allowed the government to conduct searches and warrantless wiretapping.
What is the US PATRIOT ACT?
100
This banned "indecent" material on the internet to minors.
What is Communications Decency Act?
200
This act suspended literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
200
This act required limitation, disclosure, and subsidies in campaign contributions.
What is Federal Election Campaign Act, FECA?
200
This act required "reasonable accommodations" be made in the workplace and schools.
What is the American With Disabilities Act?
200
This act allowed the DMV to help people get involved in the political process.
What is the National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Act)?
300
This required states to adopt subjective matter tests.
What is NCLB Act?
300
This act banned soft money.
What is the McCain-Feingold Bill?
300
This act gave increased powers to Congress's foreign policy in the 1970's.
What is the War Powers Act?
300
This act required federal contractors to adopt affirmative action programs.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
400
This set gradual budget reduction targets to lead to a balanced budget.
What is the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Bill?
400
This required a CBO analysis of things like American with Disabilities Act, Clean Air, and Clean Water Acts.
What is the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act?
400
This limits the political activities of civil service employees.
What is the Hatch Act?
400
This act extended budget process by three months.
What is BICA (Budget and Impoundment Control Act)?
500
This act established the CBO.
What is BICA (Budget and Impoundment Control Act)?
500
This act was struck down by the Supreme Court case Boerne v. Flores.
What is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act?
500
Allowed citizens access to government documents.
What is Freedom of Information Act?
500
This ended federal entitlement status of welfare.
What is the Personal responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform Act)?