Abbreviations
What does FDA stand for?
Food and Drug Administration
Build dams and gave electricity to Tennessee.
TVA
Forced meat to be sanitary
Meat Inspection Act
Regulates competition among businesses.
Sherman Anti Trust Act
Who was the main supporter for the Golf of Tonkin Resolution?
LBJ or Congress
What does FDIC stand for?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Took young single men and put them to work (not in effect).
CCC
Made railroads charge equal amounts to different peoples
Interstate Commerce Act
Prevented alcoholic crimes, and regulated/criminalized alcohol from manufactures
Volstead Act
Is the Environmental Protection Act still in effect?
yes
What does TVA stand for?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Protects workers and makes sure there is only a 48 hour week and if you go over 40 hours you are payed more. Sets a minimum wage.
Fair Labor Standard
Can't talk bad about the government/military. Could go to jail with a sentence of 20 years and be fined $10,000.
Espionage Act
In what year was the Meat Inspection Act put into action?
1906
When was the Voting Rights Acts passed?
1965
What does CCC stand for?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Hospitals, schools, low interstate mortgages for veterans.
GI Bill
Draft troops
Selective Service Act
In what year was the Interstate Commerce Act put into place?
1887
Who did the Indian Citizenship Act help?
Native Americans
What does the GI in GI Bill stand for?
General Infantry
Insures bank deposits up to $250,000
FDAC
No false labeling.
FDA
Restricted power of unions.
Taft Hartley Act
What was the main reason for the New Deal?
The Great Depression