Warren G. Harding passed several acts of legislation in his two and half years in office. This legislation included the Emergency Quota Act, the Emergency Tariff Act, the Budget and Accounting Act, the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act, Capper-Volstead Act, the creation of the Federal Narcotics Control Board, and the Cable Act.
During Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, several key pieces of legislation were enacted as part of the New Deal to address the Great Depression. Notable laws included the Social Security Act of 1935, which established a safety net for the elderly and unemployed, and the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, which aimed to stimulate industrial growth and improve labor conditions. Additionally, the Securities Act of 1933 was passed to regulate the stock market and protect investors. These measures significantly reshaped the role of the federal government in the economy.
The act that passed during the Wilson administration, which included a provision for levying an income tax, is the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913. This legislation not only reduced tariffs but also introduced a graduated federal income tax, following the ratification of the 16th Amendment. The income tax aimed to address income inequality and generate revenue for the federal government.
Sherman Antitrust Act was the first major federal legislation passed to encourage competition in the United States.
Every legislation or the enactment passed in the congress require an assent of the president to come into force. Veto power is the power of the president to send back the legislation or the enactment passed in the congress. Once it is sent back it requires to be passed with the majority of the votes of members of the congress.
1965 Civil Rights Act
Patman bill
prohibition act
Interpreted as: What legislation was passed during the Nixon Administration, which allowed him to be acclaimed as the "greenest" president? The Clean Air and Water Acts, which significantly reduced the amount of pollution in the Air and Water. Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Agency was founded during his presidency.
prohibition act
Congress passed numerous pieces of legislature during the first hundred days of Franklin Roosevelt's administration to help solve the current depression. His New Deal policies helped the country recover.
Franklin D Roosevelt established the New Deal during his administration.
Name two pieces of legislation passed during this period that signified victories for the supporters of the bimetallic standard.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed during the administration of, and signed into law by, President Richard M. Nixon.
FDR passed 15 major bills.
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act was passed during the Wilson administration and it placed further limitations and regulations on corporations. It was enacted in 1914.
The Clayton Antitrust Act was passed during the Wilson administration, and placed further limitations and regulations on corporations. It was enacted in 1914.