U.S. History EOC Legislation Review

Question 1

Allowed citizens to claim 160 acres of public land in the West, helped close the frontier

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Homestead Act of 1862

Question 2

Required government jobs to be awarded based on merit, rather than given by patronage

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Pendleton Act of 1883

Question 3

Imposed restrictions on businesses that produce foods and patented medicines, and their labels

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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

Question 4

Illegal for employers to hire undocumented workers and stronger Border Patrol on US/ Mexico

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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Question 5

Designed to stop banks from "redlining" or refusing to lend money in low-income areas.

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Community Reinvestment Act of 1977

Question 6

Made it illegal for businesses to discriminate based on race, religion, sex, or national origin

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 7

Stops discrimination against people with disabilities in work, transportation, public places...

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Question 8

Gave congressional approval for the President to use force to protect & stop attacks in SE Asia

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964

Question 9

Created a government agency to protect, promote, and regulate the use of national parks

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National Park Act of 1916

Question 10

Outlawed literacy tests for the purposes of voting, allowed African Americans to vote freely

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Voting rights Act of 1965

Question 11

Granted US citizenship to indigenous people born in the territorial limits of the Unites States

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American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

Question 12

Restricted the President's authority to commit US troops abroad without congressional action

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War Powers Resolution (War Powers Act) of 1973

Question 13

Restricted immigration to the US by skilled and unskilled laborers from China

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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Question 14

Marshall Plan, provided financial support for rebuilding Europe after the end of WWII

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Economic Cooperation Act of 1948

Question 15

Created US agency to regulate railroads and stop monopolies and trusts from fixing prices

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Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

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