AP Gov - Major Pieces of Legislation

Espionage Act

Espionage Act

________ (1917)- Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1.

Americans

________ with Disabilities Act (1990)- Requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations "for the disabled and prohibits discrimination against the disabled in employment.

Patriot Act

________ (2001)- Reduces restrictions on the government gathering intelligence, regulating financial transactions, and detaining and deporting terrorism suspects.

Civil Rights Act

________ (1964)- Makes discrimination based on race, national origin, or religion illegal in places of public accommodation (restaurants /hotels /theaters /etc .)

Taft

________- Hartley Act (1947)- Allows the president to halt labor strikes.

McCain

________- Feingold Act (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act) (2002)- Regulates the largely banned political party use of "soft money, "regulates issue advocacy ads.

Medicare

________ (1965)- Health care for the elderly.

Gramm Rudman

________- Hollings Act (1985)- Law limiting deficits and requiring a balanced budget.

Steagall Act

Glass- ________ (1933)- Separated investment banking from retail banking, and placed large restrictions on limited risky investments with depositors money for retail banks.

IX Education Act

Title ________ (1972)- Prohibited gender discrimination in federally funded education programs.

Social Security Act

________ (1935)- Provides a minimal level of income assistance to the elderly.

New Deal Legislation

________ (1933- 39)- Legislation that expanded the role of government in the economy and society.

Pendleton Civil Service Act

________ (1883)- Creates federal civil service with hiring and promotion based on merit, not patronage.

Clean Water Act

________ (1972)- Requires municipalities and industries to use pollution- control technologies and obtain EPA permits to discharge waste into waters.

Freedom of Information Act

________ (FOIA) (1974)- Act which declassified government documents for public use.

Hatch Act

________ (1939) Full title: The Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities)- Prohibits government employees from participation in partisan politics.

Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)

Requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for the disabled and prohibits discrimination against the disabled in employment

Civil Rights Act (1964)

Makes discrimination based on race, national origin, or religion illegal in places of public accommodation (restaurants/hotels/theaters/etc.)

Voting Rights Act (1965)

Forbade laws and practices that denied the right to vote to anyone who was legally allowed to vote (focused mostly on racist practices such as literacy tests and voter intimidation of African Americans)

Clean Air Act (1970)

Legislation in the interest of combating air pollution

Clean Water Act (1972)

Requires municipalities and industries to use pollution-control technologies and obtain EPA permits to discharge waste into waters

Medicaid (1965)

Health care for low-income individuals

Medicare (1965)

Health care for the elderly

Social Security Act (1935)

Provides a minimal level of income assistance to the elderly

Taft-Hartley Act (1947)

Allows the president to halt labor strikes

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act (2001)

Requires states to set high academic standards and support all students in meeting those standards

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act (1974)

Allowed Congress to meet its own budget goals and be less reliant on the president's budget

Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act (1985)

Law limiting deficits and requiring a balanced budget

Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883)

Creates federal civil service with hiring and promotion based on merit, not patronage

Patriot Act (2001)

Reduces restrictions on the government gathering intelligence, regulating financial transactions, and detaining and deporting terrorism suspects

Federal Election Campaign Act (1974)

Limits presidential campaign spending, attempted to limit contributions, required disclosure of campaign finance information, provided public financing for presidential campaigns, and established Federal Election Commission

McCain-Feingold Act (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act) (2002)

Regulates the largely banned political party use of "soft money," regulates issue advocacy ads

National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Act) (1993)

Permits voter registration while applying for a drivers license at DMV (Secretary of State in Michigan)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (1974)

Act which declassified government documents for public use

Espionage Act (1917)

Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1

Title IX Education Act (1972)

Prohibited gender discrimination in federally funded education programs

New Deal Legislation (1933-39)

Legislation that expanded the role of government in the economy and society

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (better known as the Welfare Reform Act) (1996)

Sought to increase the role of personal responsibility in welfare recipients and shifted many responsibilities for welfare provision to state governments

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act (2010)

Created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is responsible for protecting consumers against abuses related to credit cards, mortgages, and other financial products

Glass-Steagall Act (1933)

Separated investment banking from retail banking, and placed large restrictions on limited risky investments with depositors money for retail banks

Emergency Banking Act (1933)

Aimed at restoring public confidence in the nations financial system after a weeklong bank holiday, took the US off the gold standard, and gave the president wide powers during financial crises