HIST 162 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Federal Farm Loan Act, Clayton Antitrust Act, U-Boat
21 Nov 2016
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William mckinley republican - won presidency. Gave interstate commerce commission the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction. Preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes. Passed because of upton sinclair"s the jungle. Makes it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. Investigative journalists who used their skills to expose the conditions of industrial and urban life. Magazines would spend a lot of money to verify stories. Voters could directly propose legislation themselves for the ballot. Place final laws on the ballot to be voted on by the people. Enable voters to remove bad elected official, particularly those who were bribed. Only you could see who you vote for.
