Reform Movements in American History

Get a hint

National Energy Program

Click the card to flip 👆

1 / 51

Terms in this set (51)

President Carter's "moral equivalent of war" that included reducing dependence on foreign oil and developing renewable resources. Created the Dep. of Enery(1977).

Americans with Disabilities Act

Passed by Congress in 1991, this act banned discrimination against the disabled in employment and mandated easy access to all public and commerical buildings.

Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)

Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. Still in existence as the FDA. Required drugs to meet the standards in the United States Pharmacopeia.

Meat Inspection Act

Law that authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to order meat inspections and condemn any meat product found unfit for human consumption. Response to Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"

Salk Vaccine

A vaccine consisting of inactivated polioviruses, used to immunize against a disease that cause the victim to become paralyzed. Developed by Dr. Jonas Salk. This dramatically reduced the number of cases of Polio.