and Obstruct Terrorism act of 2001 otherwise known as the USA Patriot Act was signed into law by president George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. This act is part of the foreign and defense policy area. “The foreign and defense policy area includes organizations that focus on relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations that national security initiatives and other defense-related policies‚ as well as individual countries‚ are included.” This act was enacted by the 107th
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Hamlet Act 5 Scene 1 (Lines 227-266) Act 5 scene 1 depicts burial ritual of Ophelia‚ the main women character of the play‚ who committed suicide. The scene under analysis portrays psychological burden and pressure caused by her death. Shakespeare describes that death of Ophelia is heavy for her relatives and Hamlet. The passage has an important meaning for the whole play unveiling traditions and values of the society‚ and confrontations between Hamlet and Laertes. The passage opens with a conversation
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2013 The Indian Removal Act of 1830 and its Consequences Native American’s existed in the New World long before the Europeans “discovered” it. But a few decades after they arrived‚ they began to remove Native Americans from their rightful homeland. In the year of 1830‚ Andrew Jackson embarked on a policy of Native American removal. Due to Andrew Jackson’s Native American policy‚ the Indian Removal Act was put into action‚ causing much hardship for the Natives. This act would have lasting consequences
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The Townshend Acts were a series of acts that the Parliament passed on June 29th‚ 1767‚ shortly after the Stamp Act was repealed. Charles Townshend sponsored and proposed this act‚ which is why it was named after him. One of these acts taxed or put import duties on various goods such as glass‚ paper‚ tea‚ paint‚ and lead. The other acts gave writs of assistance or search warrants to British soldiers which allowed them to search others’ property. Since the Stamp Act had failed‚ the Parliament needed
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The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care‚ also known by its nickname “Obamacare”‚ is federal healthcare legislation that was passed through congress and signed by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to provide affordable health insurance for everyone in the country. The ACA faced many legal challenges after President Obama signed it into law‚ and the legal proceedings ended with
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enforced the Sugar Act‚ this act raised the tax on molasses. Colonists started to smuggle in goods from other countries in an attempt to avoid paying high priced taxes‚ but the British Empire felt that they should be the only suppliers of the colonists and enforced their authority. The British Empire forced colonists to “buy a revenue stamp” (OpenStax‚ Chp. 5 pg. 131) for any piece of paper that was a legal document by creating the Stamp Act in 1765. Along with this act the Quartering Act went into place
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areas of education and healthcare. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) provided significant federal aid to public education‚ and secured Head Start‚ originally a summer program‚ as a permanent component. Since education was a state and local matter‚ the federal government previously had refrained from assisting public schools for fear of violating the principle of “separation of powers.” The Higher Education Act (1965) raised federal aid to public and private universities‚ granted scholarships
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The Stamp Act The British Parliament had a great expectation to collect a massive amount by imposing unjust Stamp Act (taxation) upon the thirteen colonies. The brand new tax law demands the colonists to pay tax on different type of paper items. Under Prime Minster George Grenville the British government was struggling to finance the debt of their nation. Before the Stamp Act‚ the British Parliament had been passed a Sugar Act to collect revenue from the colonies. Even though the act was designed
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Competition act case MONDAY‚ 13 SEPTEMBER 2010 CCI v SAIL: Supreme Court Gets it Right! In a telling judgement‚ the Supreme Court of India‚ on Sep. 9‚ 2010‚ has effectively and judiciously circumscribed the boundaries of exercise of power by both the Competition Commission of India (CCI/Commission) and the Competition Appellate Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) while delivering its verdict in the much awaited case Competition Commission of India v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. This Note captures the highlights
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discussing the Clean Air Act of 1970 along with the amendments made in 1977 and 1990. I will discuss the law and some of the provisions that have been made. I will discuss the economic impact as a result of this law; if there are any fines‚ costs‚ or benefits economically along with data to support this information. I will also discuss my feelings on whether this law has been beneficial and also provide information to support my answer. Clean Air Act The Clean Air Act of 1970 is a federal
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