Legislation Identification 1

Question 1

Age discrimination of Employment Act, 1967

Answer 1

protects certain applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions or privileges of employment.

Question 2

Americans with Disabilities 1990

Answer 2

Also know as the ADA is a law passed by legislation to prevent discrimination of any people with disability’s in all walks of life. This includes work, school, transportation, etc.

Question 3

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA or McCain-Feingold)

Answer 3

a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which regulates the financing of political campaigns.

Question 4

Brady Act 1993

Answer 4

Was enacted 1993 amending the gun control act of 1968. Mandated federal background checks on firearm purchases in the U.S and imposed a five day waiting period on purchases.

Question 5

Budget Reform and Impoundment Act of 1974

Answer 5

Established Congressional budgets and budget procedures also relating to the presidential impound of funds.

Question 6

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 6

Prohibits discrimination on a basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Establishes that all citizens of the United States have the same rights no matter what civil identification they have.

Question 7

Clean Air Act of 1990

Answer 7

Set regulations for air pollution with the intent of protecting the environment and limit levels of air pollution.

Question 8

Communications Decency Act 1996

Answer 8

Enacted in 1996, was enacted to attempt to prevent minors from gaining access to sexually explicit content on the internet. Acts as title V of the telecommunications act.

Question 9

Electronic Freedom of Information Act 1996

Answer 9

Act that requires agencies to provide the public with electronic access to any of their “Reading Room” records that have been created by them.

Question 10

Endangered Species Act 1973

Answer 10

provided for the conservation of ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants depend.

Question 11

Equal Pay Act of 1963

Answer 11

Act that addressed the wage differences between genders. Prohibits companies from paying men and women (who do similar work) different salaries

Question 12

Family and Medical Leave Act 1993

Answer 12

The acts object was to grant people family and temporary leave under circumstances.

Question 13

Federal Fair Housing Act 1968

Answer 13

The act expanded upon other acts that prohibited the discrimination of people when it come to fair houseing. While other acts specified that people may not be discriminated against, this act specifically targets that people may not be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, religion , etc… when it comes specifically to housing.

Question 14

Freedom of Information Act 1966

Answer 14

Law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government upon request. Essentially means that the U.S. Government must release information (to some degree) upon request.

Question 15

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Answer 15

Resolution that gave President Johnson the authority to take any measures he saw fit to protect peace and security in Southeast Asia.

Question 16

Gramm-Rudman Act 1985

Answer 16

Acts that placed spending constraints on the federal budget in hope of reducing the U.S federal deficit.

Question 17

Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1980

Answer 17

The GFSZA was an act that prohibited any unauthorized individual from knowingly carrying any loaded or unsecured firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.

Question 18

Hatch Act 1939

Answer 18

Act that prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government (aside from the President and Vice President) from involving themselves in political activity.

Question 19

Higher Education Act (Title IX) 1972

Answer 19

Prohibits individuals from being denied the benefits from or being discriminated under education progams or from receiving federal student aid on a basis of sex.

Question 20

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 20

This act was the first session of the first U.S congress and it established the federal judiciary of the United States.