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Every US Congressional Act...ever

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Alien Act
gave the president the right to deport aliens, passed by a Federalist congress
Force bill
US' answer to nullification crisis, declared the president has the power to enforce any act of congress by means of the military, if neccisary, nullified by SC
Marshall Plan
$17 billion set aside for any country that wanted help, to stimulate war-shattered economies for the communist party wouldn't become popular, a perfect success, the "European Miracle"
Espionage Act of 1917 & Sedition Act of 1918
intended to limit opposition to WWI
19th Amendment
1920, guarenteed women's right to vote
Pendleon Act of 1883
enacted civil service reform, government employees must take a Civil Service Exam (highest scores get the jobs), banned federal employers from giving campaign money to their party
Articles of Confederation
no strong national government, "unicameral legistature", no executive or judicial branch, could request taxes, no power to control interstate commerce, replaced by the Constitution in 1789
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
ended the Mexican War, US got the Mexican cession, paid Mexico $15 million
Atlantic Charter
condemed Hitler and Mussolini's actions
18th Amendment
1919, prohibition
Declatory Act
repealed the Stamp Act, declared British law binding in all cases
Non-Intercourse Act
American began to export to all countries of Europe besides France and Britain, replaced the Embargo Act
Transcontinental Railroad Act
called for the government to finance the railroad, gave land around the tracks to the company that places them
Townshend Tax
external tax, British troops sent to US to impose it
Medical Care Act
created Medicare for the elderly and Medicad for the poor, a Great Society Program
British-American Convention
set border between US and Canada at the 49th parallel
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
a response to the Boston Tea Party, closed the port of Boston, sent more soldiers to US under Thomas Gage
FDIC
Federal Dipositors Insurance Corporation, insured people's savings up to $10,000, to re-establish faith in the banks, a New Deal alphabet program
Judiciary Act of 1801
created the 16 new, federalist, "Midnight Judges", passed during the last days of the Adams presidency, resulted in Marbury vs. Madison, declared null and void by the court
Fundamental Orders
written by Thomas Hooker, laws Conneticut was run by, etablished Puritan Church, sumptuory laws
HOLC
Homeowners Loan Cooperation, government lent money to people who couldn't pay their mortgages
Neutrality Acts
US stance when Hitler began to be hostile
17th Amendment
1916, elections to the senate will be decided by popular election
Enrollment Act of 1863
US declared all men ages 20-45 had to join the army, substitution clause: pay $300 and get a substitute
PWA
Public Works Admistration, hired men to contstruct buildings, tunnels, ext.
Pickney Treaty
guarenteed US access to New Orleans and promised no ambitions other than keeping their land, with Britain
Civil Rights Act of 1866
vetoed and overriden, tried to make blacks citizens and counter the black codes
Webster-Ashburn Treaty
with britain, set border of Maine
Tallmadse Amendment
in respose to Missouri's application for statehood, proposed no new slaves and slave children to be set free at the age of 25, failed in the senate
Teller Amendment
part of the declaration of war for the Spanish-American War, said that the US would not keep Cuba after the war
Wilmont Proviso
proposed by Wilmont Pennsy, said slavery should be banned in lands aquired in the Mexican War, failed in the senate
Clean Air Act of 1963
to help pollution problem, factory standards created, spured on by "Silent Spring"
Treaty of Ghent
ended the War of 1812, everything went back to where it was before the war, "not an inch lost"(warhawks), helped begin the Era of Good Feeling
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
divided Nebraska Territory into two sections whose slave status would be decided by popular sovereignty
Stamp Act Resolves
Published by the first continental congress, called for a total boycott of british goods
Freedman's Bureau
vetoed and overriden, to help blacks adjust to free life
Federal Employee Loyalty Act of 1947
if you worked for the government, you had to swear and oath of loyalty to the US and swear never to join the communist party
Gentlemen's Agreement
California would no longer segregate its schools against Japanesse, and Japan would keep trade in Asia open to the US
Land Ordinance of 1785
western lands were sold to pay off debts from the Revolutionary war
Office of Tenure Act of 1867
an excuse by congress to try and impeach Johnson tried to end Johnson's firing of cabinent members
Mayflower Compact
an agreement to abide by a government that would be created, introduced the idea of consent
Omnibus Housing Act
$8 billion set aside to build homes for the poor, "projects", a Great Society Program
Smith Act
outlawed the communist party
Treaty of Paris of 1763
ended the French-Indian/Seven Years War, all of Canada, all the land to the Mississippi River, and Florida went to England, Spain got Cuba
Military Reconstruction Act
declared that no states which had been readmitted were still a part of the US (except Tennessee), combined the states into 5 military districts, each run by a military general, all men could vote, each state needed to write a new constitution that included the 14th Amendment
Neutrality Proclimation of 1793
declared that the Franco-American alliance created during the Revolutionary War was no longer in effect because France's government had changed, kept US out of the War of the 1st Coalition
Adams-Onis Treaty
with Spain, gave US control of Florida, gave US southwent to Spain
Bland Allison Act
intended to get more money into circulation, supported by Greenbacks, vetoed by Hayes and overriden
Jay Treaty of 1794
in return for new forts and respect for freedom of the seas, US promised to repay debts to Britain
Clayton Act
gave further protection unions' right to strike
Impressment Act of 1863
CSA declared any food or clothing could be seized by the army, who would decide its price
McKinley Tariff of 1890
passed during the Harrison presidency, raised the tariff
Chinese Exclusion Act
banned Chinese from coming into the US for 10 years
Confiscation Act of 1861
all southen property was subject to seizure by US military
Tariff of Abominations
a tax on imports, created during the Adams presidency, New England manufacturers liked it, SC declared it null and void
Pure Food and Drug Act
inspired by Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle", regulations on the production of food and drugs
Rush-Bagot Agreement
declared US would limit it's navy on the Great Lakes, with Britain
Fugitive Slave Acts
made it a federal offense to aid runaway slaves or refuse to send them back to their masters
Quota Act
limited immigration into the US to 350,000 per year
Macions Bill No. 2
If France or England would stop interupting US freedom of the seas, we would trade with them, replaced the Non-Intercourse Act, Napoleon agreed
Truman Doctrine
$200 million given to each Greece and Turkey to help re-build their economies and get rid of the communist party, succesful
Homestead Act of 1862
for $10 one could get 160 acres of land, which had to be kept for 5 years
Orders in Council
British declared all ships enemies and openly violated the Jay Treaty
13th Amendment
abolished slavery
Embargo Act of 1807
American would no longer export to Europe, started to ruin US economy, forced US to become more self-sufficient
NRA
National Recovery Administration, biggest New Deal program, to help industry be more productive, created the PWA
Wagner Act
strengthened rights of unions
Platt Amendment
replaced the Teller Amendment, said the US would keep a naval base in Cuba (Guantanamo Bay) and retain the right to "preventive intervention"
The Proclimation of 1763
declared that the Ohio Valley was off limits to Americans until the Indians were taken care of, beginning of tensions between US and England
Olive Branch Petition
sent by the 2nd continental congress to King George III, promised Americans would disarm if Coercive Acts were repealed, rejected
Dawes Severalty Act
broke up reservations and tribal land, gave land to private indian families, 160 acres for farming or 320 for grazing, land couldn't be sold for 25 years, the indian family would become citizens after 25 years, assimilation
War Powers Act of 1974
extended the powers of the president to conduct all war-time affairs
Gadsen Purcahse
land in the couthwest, bought from mexico, to build a transcontinental railroad on, haulted by Civil War
National Origins Act
replaced the Quota Act, limited immigration to 164,000 per year, said countries could only send 2% of total immigrants in 1890 (to favor old immigrants)
Lord Dunmore Decree
British said any slave who joined their army would be granted their freedom
Sherman Act
tried to control railroad prices, went to supreme court many times (ruled in favor or the railroads)
2nd Confiscation Act
declared that all slaves that were seized under the Confiscation Acts would be given freedom
Interstate Commerce Commision
gave the government power to regulate railroads (including their prices)
Timber Act of 1873
government paid for people to grow trees on their land, to help Homesteaders
GI Bill
government would pay for all soldiers to go to college, resulted in suberbanization, The Baby Boom, and a wealthier middle class
Keating-Owens Act of 1914
prohibited the hiring of children in factories
16th Amendment
created the National Income Tax and the Federal Reserve
Compromise of 1850
a result of California's application for statehood, proposed by the "Big Three", banned the slave trade in Washington D.C., popular sovereignty would decide the slave status of states in the Mexican Cession, included Fugitive Slave Acts
Social Security Act of 1935
the government will give everyone a pension when theu reach a certain age, about 1/3 of what you need to live
Wagner Act
strengthened the rights of unions, 2nd new deal
Hay-Paunceforte Treaty
US got full authority to build a canal in cental American, with Britain
Monroe Doctrine
declared Europeans could no longer colonize in the western hemisphere, US promised not to go into Europe
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority, built dams to provide cheap electricity and jobs, a New Deal alphabet program
Louisiana Purchase of 1803
bought during the Jefferson presidency, 3 cents an acre, went against Jefferson's strict interpretation
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act, gave price supports to some products to eliminate the surplus, a New Deal alphabet program
WPA
Works Progress Administration, 2 million men employed, 2nd New Deal
Half-Way Covenant
declared that only one parent had to be a saint for their child to be baptized, showed decline of the church and increase in the merchant class
Old Deluder Act
when a town reached 50 people, a teacher must be hired, at 100 people, a school must be built, introduced the idea of public education
Treaty of Paris or 1783
ended American Revolution, granted US independence, all lands to the Mississippi River given to US, US promised not to persecute loyalists (not abided by), to pay off debts to Britain (we didn't), and British allowed to keep some forts
Granger Laws
laws passed at the state level to help farmerss, set prices for goods like railroad travel and grain elevatiors
Civil Rights Act
ended segregation in all public areas
CCC
Civil Conservation Core, an unemployment relief act, gave jobs to 1/2 million, New Deal alphabet program
Taft-Hartley Act
opposed by Truman, overriden by congress, took away some legal rights of unions
Administration of Justice/Murder Acts
if a colonist was found breaking Navigation Laws, the trial would be held in Admirality courts ("rights of englishmen" questioned), if a british soldier killed a colonist, their trial would be held in England
Crittenden Compromise
asked Lincoln to promise not to abolish slavery and let populary sovereignty decide the slave status of territory states, rejected
Ludlow Amendment
called for a national referendum for declarations of war
Navigation Laws
laws passed to insure Britich mercantilism
The Stamp Act
the first time internal taxes were imposed, pushed through British parliment by Grenville, to get americans to help pay for the French-Indian War, resulted in Stamp Act Congress
14th Amendment
guarenteed black citizenship and rights and punished states which didn't, Johnson tried to stop it's ratification throught the "Swing Around the CIrcle"
Tea Act
lowered tax on tea, sent soldiers to enforce non-smuggling laws, resulted in the Boston Tea Party
Tripartite Pact
alliance between Germany, Japan, and Italy
Reclamation and Antiquities Act of 1902
the government set aside two million acres to be managed wisely for future generations
Conscription Act
all males of the CSA ages 18-35 (later 45, then 50) had to join the army, if one owned more than 20 slaves, they didn't need to join, 20% of the CSA army were draftees
Missouri Compromise
Missouri admitted as a slave state, Maine admitted as a non-slave state, slavery banned above Missouri's bottom border (36'30), "firebell in the night"
15th Amendment
black males granted the right to vote, 1870
Dominion of New England
formed by James I because navigation laws were being ignored, took away charters from Mass., RI, Conn., NH, later added NJ and NY, repealed by William and Mary
Underwood-Simmons Act of 1914
lowered the tariff
Southern Homestead Act of 1866
44 million acres set aside for freedmen in the south, didn't help, not good land
Black Codes
1866, a series of laws passed at the state level to insure segregation
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
determined how new states would be admitted, if there were 60,000 people in an area, they could write a constitution, if it was approved by the government, then the area becomes a state
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
1890, have government the power to break up monopolies
Sedition Act
made it illegal to criticize policies of the government, passed by a Federalist congress

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