Top 10 Acts of Congress

The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
1. Ended Jim Crow segregation in hotels, motels, restaurants, and other areas of public accommodation 2. Prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or gender 3. Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to monitor & enforce these protections 4. SCOTUS upheld the CRA on the grounds that segregation affects interstate commerce
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed literacy tests as a requirement for voting & Provided federal oversight of voter registration.
The Clean Air Act (1970)
1. Established NATIONAL air quality standards 2. Required STATES to administer the new standards and to approriate states funds for that purpose. 3. Allowed private citizens to sue individuals & corporations that violated the act 4. Federal > State
The War Powers Resolution (1973)
1. POTUS must notify Congress within 24 hours of deploying troops 2. Requires POTUS to withdraw troops within 60 days unless Congress extends the time
The Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
1. Prohibited Presidential impoundment of funds 2. Created the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to evaluate the President's budget 3. Created the Budget Committees in bot House & Senate
The Federal Election Campaign Act (1974)
1. Created the Federal Election Commission 2. Tightened reporting requirements for campaign contributions 3. Provided full public (tax $) financing for major party candidates in the general election
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
1. Requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities 2. Prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment 3. Extends CRA of 1964 to people with physical or mental disabilities 4. Federal > State
Welfare Reform Act (1996)
Replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program with block grants to the states 2. Illustrated the process of DEVOLUTION by giving states greater discretion in to determine how to transfer people from welfare to work 3. States > Federal
No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
1. Requires states to set standards and measurable goals to improve education 2. Requires the states to deelop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades 3. Represents a DRAMATIC expansion of the federal role in education
USA PATRIOT ACT (2001)
1. Expanded the definition of terrorism to include DOMESTIC terrorism 2. Authorized searches of homes & businesses without the permission or knowledge of owner 3. Increased the ability of law enforcement to search telephone, e-mail, medical & financial records, etc....