Michael Peck 2/26/17 Block 2 King George III and the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts. These Acts were intended to keep the colonies tightly under British rule‚ but the opposite effect happened. One of the acts King George III and the British Parliament placed on the colonists was the stamp act. The stamp act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22‚ 1765. The new tax was imposed on all colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed
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Pro Patriot Act There are many advantages for expanding governmental surveillance and investigative powers. For instance‚ there’s the possibility of gaining invaluable information for future attacks‚ and also the potential for targeting terrorists who may be responsible for such attacks. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)‚ “The FBI does not have to demonstrate probable cause‚ only declare it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that library records may be relevant to an investigation
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The Human Right Act 1998 is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 9 November 1998‚ and mostly came into force on 2 October 2000.It’s aim is to “give further effect” in UK law to the right contained in the European Convention on Human Right. The Act makes available in UK courts a remedy for breach of a Convention right‚ without the need to go to the European Court of Human Right in Strasbourg. It also totally abolished the death penalty in UK law although this was
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ACC 100 03/11/11 Sarbanes-Oxley Act was drafted by Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 30‚ 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is arranged in eleven titles‚ compliance in hand it is focused on sections; 302‚ 401‚ 404‚ 409‚ 802‚ and 906. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was the outcome of the aftermath of the Enron‚ Tyco‚ and WorldCom scandals. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)‚ was to prevent corporations
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Drugs and Cosmetics Act‚ 1940 INTRODUCTION In 1937 a Bill was introduced in the Central Legislative Assembly to give effect to the recommendations of the Drugs Enquiry Committee to regulate the import of drugs into British India. This Bill was referred to the Select Committee and the Committee expressed the opinion that a more comprehensive measure for the uniform control of manufacture and distribution of drugs as well as of imports was desirable. The Central Government suggested to the Provincial
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What were the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of each act? Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 XBIS/220 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 These days no matter where you look there is some type of information technology in your presence. It can be seen while someone is walking‚ eating lunch in a cafe or even driving
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a) An omission is failing to act. There is no liability for a failure to act. For example‚ if a person is drowning‚ we are under no legal duty to help him‚ even if we are close enough to do so. However‚ there are exceptions to this. When a person is under a contract to act‚ his failure to do so can mean the defendant is criminally liable. This is shown in R v Pittwood (1902) where the gatekeeper of a train track forgot to close the gate. A car went over and the passengers died. The gatekeeper was
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11(3) The Haryana Payment of Gratuity Rules‚ 1972 INDEX THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT‚ 1972 Section Particulars s Introduction 1. 2. 2A. 3. 4. 4A. 5. 6. 7. 7A. 7B. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Short title‚ extent‚ application and commencement Definitions Continuous service Controlling authority Payment of gratuity Compulsory insurance Power to exempt Nomination Determination of the amount of gratuity Inspectors Powers of Inspectors Recovery of gratuity Penalties Exemption of employer from liability
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The Affordable Care Act In March 23 2010‚ The Affordable Care Act was passed by congress and signed by the President. In passing this act‚ it will provide Americans with health coverage‚ health care‚ and reform health as we’ve seen it previously. This act secures health care for Americans by expanding coverage‚ enhancing the quality provided holding insurance companies more accountable then individuals. Also‚ the Affordable Care Act will provide lower costs‚ and provide insurance selection to
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utility calculation. Two types of utilitarians exist. 1) Act utilitarians‚ who act to maximize total social utility‚ and 2) Rule utilitarians‚ who advocate acting according to rules that are expected to maximize total social utility over time. Act-utilitarians would only advocate voting in circumstances in which the action of voting is likely to make a difference — otherwise‚ why not spend the time it would take for you to vote to
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