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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of the most extreme controversies in American history. Besides from being an important step to equality‚ it was also a glimmering beacon of hope for all of those who were victims of discrimination. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed on July 2‚ 1964 and was signed into law by President Johnson. The Civil Rights Act was first written in 1962 before President Kennedy’s assassination.

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    The Homestead Act

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    |The Homestead Act 1862 | |The first Homestead Act was passed in 1841. The terms of this act allowed people to purchase 160 acres of Plains land at a very small price. | | | |In a bid to encourage more people

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    LAW ASSIGNMENT-1 INTRODUCTION:- Right to Information Act‚ 2005 (Act No. 22 of 2005) [As Modified up to 1st February‚ 2011] Right to Information Act also known as RTI is an act which has been passed by Parliament of India in 2005 and came into force on October 12‚ 2005 which mandates timely response to any queries or government information asked by citizens of India. The importance of RTI is that the act gives right to citizens to securely access the information

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    The Stamp Act

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    of the acts got repealed. The Stamp Act and the Tea Act caused lots of tension

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    believe their kids will have more opportunities then back at home. An Act was introduced in 2001 then reintroduced in May 2011 to potentially help immigrant children‚ The DREAM Act. The DREAM Act is for alien minors who are brought to America under the age of 16 years old by undocumented parents. In the article Basic Information about the Dream Act Legislation I read the requirements you need in order to qualify for the DREAM Act. An individual must have entered America before the age of 16‚ also

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    Health and social homework The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against an individual on the grounds of gender and marriage‚ and promotes sexual equality within employment‚ education‚ advertising‚ and provision of housing‚ goods‚ services and facilities. The Act was amended in 1986 to ensure that discrimination within small firms‚ private households and employment‚ and at the

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    congress and The President were busy forming legislation that would alter the security and privacy of the American people. The PATRIOT Act‚ short for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001‚ is a law that was passed following the September 11‚ 2001 attacks on the U.S. to prevent future acts of terror. Becoming effective October 26‚ 2001‚ under the Bush Administration‚ the bill presented by Frank J. Sensenbrenner‚ Jr. (R-WI)

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    Irda Act

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    INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT‚ 1999 An Act To provide for the establishment of an Authority to protect the interests of holders of insurance policies‚ to regulate‚ promote and ensure orderly growth of the insurance industry and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto and further to amdend the Insurance Act‚ 1938‚ the Life Insurance Corporation Act‚ 1956 and the General Insurance Business(Nationalisation) Act‚ 1972. BE it enacted by Parliament in Fiftieth

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    Wicked Act

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    It’s 2016 and the world is suffering from wicked acts such as terrorism. Whenever we read the newspapers or watch the news on the television there are always announcements regarding violence acts. It could be a bomb that has been thrown or shooting a certain region‚ suicide bombing or car explosions. Most of the time those violent acts are pursuit for political aims. Violent acts isn’t the only cruel act that the world suffers from. Another of wicked act could be forcing the low level incomed people

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    The Neutrality Acts of the 1930’s: Was the U.S. Truly a Neutral State? The four Neutrality Acts of the late 1930s represented an effort to keep the United States out of "foreign" wars‚ an effort resulting in part from widespread questioning of the reasons for and results of America’s participation in World War I‚ and were encouraged due to the increase of isolationism and non-interventionist views of the country. And while the United States wished to be viewed as a neutral state‚ policies of the

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