Humanism was characterised by lots of creativity and interest in the Arts and Humanities brought about by increased scientific knowledge, a renewed approach to ancient Greek-Latin texts, as well as to thorough consideration of the art of governance, or what might make a modern and open education possible.
If my memory serves me well, the Federal Trade Commission act made sure that antitrust laws were enforced and also protected small businesses so that they had a chance to survive against powerful corporations. FTC is needed to prevent unfair methods in trading competition. This allowed small businesses to compete with large corporations. FTC eliminated anticompetitive business practices, like coercive monopoly.
