Besides this governmental change‚ there are also parts of the Patriot Act that are in contrast with the laws that are set in the US Constitution: The fourth amendment of the Constitution clarifies “the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated… or things to be seized”‚ while the Patriot Act reverses this right by enabling the government to “search and seize American’s papers and
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The Indian Succession Act The Indian Succession Act was enacted in 1925. The object of the Act was to consolidate the large number of laws which were in existence at that time. Laws governing succession to Muslims and Hindus were excluded from the purview of the Act. While consolidating the law in respect of succession‚ two schemes‚ one relating to succession to property of persons like Indian Christians‚ Jews and persons married under the Special Marriage Act‚ 1954 and the other relating to succession
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(1861)‚ see Utilitarianism (book). The Utilitarianism series‚ part of the Politics series Utilitarian Thinkers[show] Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill Henry Sidgwick Peter Singer Forms[show] preference utilitarianism rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism Two-level utilitarianism Total utilitarianism Average utilitarianism Negative utilitarianism animal welfare Abolitionism (bioethics) Hedonism Enlightened self-interest Predecessors[show] Epicurus David Hume William
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The Stamp Act was the document that taxed many of the colonists goods like tea‚ food‚ newspaper‚ etc. The colonists were strongly affected by not being able to buy goods and other items. England had just came out of the Seven Years war and they were in war dept. In order to make back the money that the English lost‚ they passed the Stamp Act which taxed all the colonist’s goods. Across from the Atlantic Ocean the colonists were forced to boycott. Over sea the colonists were furious that the English
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Slave Act of 1793 was an effort to provide a means to enforce the constitutional clause concerning escaped slaves. The act allowed a slave owner to seize an escaped slave‚ present the slave before a federal or local judge‚ and‚ upon proof of ownership‚ receive a certificate authorizing the slave to be retaken. It also established a penalty of 500 dollars for obstructing an owner’s efforts to retake a slave‚ or for rescuing‚ harboring‚ or concealing a fugitive slave. Most Northerners saw the act as providing
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Whether one chooses to view the text by title of The Acts of Paul‚ The Acts of Thecla‚ or The Acts of Paul and Thecla‚ shows how one is likely to view the tale itself. An entirely different perspective can be formed from reading the various versions by different names. For instance‚ when reading The Acts of Paul‚ the story is focused on Paul and his contributions to Christianity. When reading The Acts of Paul and Thecla or simply The Acts of Thecla‚ a new perspective is formed viewed in a feminine
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Alien and Sedition Acts- During the presidency of Adams he decided to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts in the year of 1798. These new Alien set of laws‚ three in total‚ made situations worse in the United States by controlling immigration more and giving more power to the president. With this power‚ the president could throw anyone out of the country thought to be a risk to the United States or even by sharing certain political ideas. The Sedition Law allowed authorities to fine and even imprison
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February 06 Sarbanes-Oxley Act The "Sarbanes-Oxley Act" is a comprehensive corporate reform package that was signed into the US law on July 30‚ 2002. The passage of the Act has been heralded by some as a historic occasioncalling it the most significant accounting legislation since 1933‚ while others have severely criticized the Act either as a "too little too late measure" or as a hasty knee jerk reaction to a temporary situation. Without a doubt‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the single most important
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 On February 12‚ 2012 a federal court ruled that the new graphic warning labels scheduled to be placed on cigarettes packages in September 2012 violate tobacco companies’ first Amendment right. These warning labels were required by The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 which was signed by President Obama on June 22‚ 2009. Rep. henry A. Waxman‚ the author and champion of the Food and Drug Administration-tobacco
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Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the new health care reform law in America and is often called by its nick-name Obamacare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are made up of the Affordable Health Care for America Act‚ the Patient Protection Act‚ and the health care related sections of the The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. It also includes amendments to other laws like the Food‚ Drug and Cosmetics Act and the
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