ENGL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Price Fixing, Hepburn Act, Direct Election
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The muckrakers helped create a demand for changes to the classical liberalism system of the u. s. Lead by president theodore roosevelt and his square deal , the u. s. government took action to change the social, political and economic structure of the country. Outlaws monopolies and practices that result in the restriction of trade, such as price fixing. Required railroads to obtain permission from the interstate commerce. Required the federal inspection of meat processing to ensure sanitary conditions. Outlawed interstate transportation of impure or diluted foods and the deliberate mislabeling of foods and drugs. Cabinet department was created to protect and promote the welfare and employment of working people. Gave congress the power to levy an income tax.
