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Regulating Business
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Meat Inspection Act - Emiliano D., Charity R., Trinity B.
The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) regulated the facilities in which meat products were processed to implement sanitary work conditions, and the act also made it a crime to adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products being sold as food. The USDA enforces the act, they inspect all meat packing facilities and livestock living conditions to ensure the act’s standards are upheld. Theodore Roosevelt on June 30th, 1906
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Roosevelt’s “Trust Busting” Act
The Trust Busting Act regulated big companies from “bullying” smaller companies and cheating consumers. Roosevelt supported powerful corporations as long as they run their business fairly. The act regulated large businesses by not bringing them down, but only putting restrictions over the companies that were monopolizing in their industry. Theodore Roosevelt implemented this act. Keenean Thierry, Emily Shaw, Mary Ellen Pratt
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Samuel Gompers - American Federation of Labor
Analiyse Burch, Mason Rouser, Emanuel Parker, Gabriel Landaverde What did the act regulate The AFL concentrated on working with employers for better wages and working conditions for skilled workers such as machinists or locomotive engineers. How did it regulate? High dues were set for joining the AFL to bring money to create a pension fund for workers in need and the union focused on issues such as wages, working hours, and working conditions. Which president implemented the act? Grover Cleveland Contributors to the AFL: Samuel Gompers, John McBride, William Green, George Meany
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Federal trade commission
Which president implemented the act?Federal trade commission was created on september 26, 1914 by woodrow wilson. What did the act regulate?Federal trade commission prevented unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or effecting commerce How did the act regulate?Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly. By: Hailey, Adria, Anna, Andrew Hailey, Adria, Anna, Andrew
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Pure Food and Drug Act Kaitlyn, Jeremiah, Hunter, Jacob M
A law passed in 1906 Removed harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade The act regulated the ill advised foods and drugs by taking them off market and making the companies change ingredients to something less harmful. I.e. Coca-Cola’s change from Cocaine to Caffeine Theodore Roosevelt Kaitlyn, Jeremiah, Hunter, Jacob M
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Hepburn act The ICC was supposed to make sure shippers were charged the same, but the Supreme Court had eventually taken away most of the ICC’s power, The hepburn act is a law that made sure once again all shippers charged the same amount. The president was Roosevelt. The act allowed icc to set maximum shipping rates. Jacob Lee, Katherine Galland, Calvin Luu.
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Elkins Act It regulated the railroads.
By imposing fines on railroads that gave special rates to favored shippers. It was implemented by Theodore Roosevelt Colin Purcell, Avery Underhill, Jacob Arnold
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Clayton Antitrust Act Approved July 2, 1890, The Sherman Antitrust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed (regulated) monopolistic business practices. The clayton antitrust act, created by woodrow wilson, continued these practices, and also protected labor unions from being attacked. Taylor Stutes and Brianna Ibarra , Bailey
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