The chinese exclusion act was a federal law that did not allow people from china‚ asia‚ or the philippines to enter the united states for 10 years‚ which then became 20 years when they decided to add an additional 10 years Passed by congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur‚ on May 6th‚ 1882 This act was the first act to not allow a certain race into the country for working jobs or anything Some chinese non laborers like teachers‚ students‚ merchants‚ travelers ets. had to have chinese
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Court precedent in the Illinois v Rodriguez case to oppose increased protections of people’s rights under the Fourth Amendment‚ the Right to Know Act should be passed into law because it would make the community safer for LGBT groups and people of color and the amount of unlawful searches that occur will decrease. The passing of the Right to Know Act will allow for Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender groups and people of color to possess feel less threatened by the
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The year of 1968 was also an important year for gun control. The Gun Control Act was fueled by assassinations of John F. Kennedy‚ Martin Luther King‚ and Robert Kennedy. The Gun Control Act meant stricter regulations; license requirements were expanded to include all dealers and a more detailed record keeping was expected of them. This act essentially defined those who were banned from possessing firearms. Handgun sales were restricted over state lines; the list of people who could not buy guns
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The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 90 is an act of the Congress enforced in response to the Exxon Valdez incident of Good Friday 1989. The accident involved Exxon Valdez which spilled more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. It emerged from the incident that the country lacked sufficient resources to counter cases of oil spills. The country’s facility entrusted with the role of responding to cases of maritime oil pollution was the United States Coast of Guard. However‚ the agency
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It may surprise you that ACT and SAT scores used for admission is a controversial issue. Although‚ many people take a high ACT or SAT score for granted‚ individuals oppose it on the grounds that many people are not good test takers and might not have been aware of what exactly to study to prepare for the exam without paying for an expensive class to help them study. According to school systems‚ what’s at stake in this issue is having a base line understanding of certain topics per student. For me
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ was enacted in 2010. It is an act currently in progress‚ that opens doors to many ethical issues and dilemmas. The act is designed to take effect in stages over a set of years. There are many provisions of this act‚ but the basic provisions are that health insurance providers will no longer be able to deny coverage to individuals with current or prior health issues and each policy provided by health
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The Indian Act of 1876 was designed to control the First Nations people. Major highlights of how this Act unfolded included the First Nations people to sign specific agreements which were commonly known as “The Numbered Treaties”. Children of First Nations’ families were kidnapped and put in residential schools and were forced to learn a new language and to practice a new religion. Later on‚ the Canadian Government changed the Indian Act to ban traditions and celebrations such as the potlatch. It
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lands‚ americans petitioned natives to be removed leading to the Indian Removal Act where authorized president‚ Andrew Jackson‚ signed a treaty to remove native tribes east of the Mississippi river and provide land west of the river. In difference‚ I believe this act wasn’t justified for several reasons; such as laws being disobeyed‚ natives being disrespected‚ and the Trail Of Tears The Indian removal act wasn’t justified because laws were disobeyed throughout the supreme court; for instance
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On July 30‚ 2002‚ the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act‚ better known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)‚ was signed into law‚ with the intention of rebuilding public trust in corporate America. Its laws‚ which required boards to “oversee closely financial transactions and auditing procedures‚” applied primarily to publicly traded corporations (Baker‚ 2005). Only two of the practices named within were required of not-for-profit companies. Nevertheless‚ due to the proliferation
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III. JUDICIAL ACTIVISM The Equal Remuneration Act was passed about thirty two years ago but number of violations detected‚ prosecution launched‚ and convictions obtained have been extremely small. In fact‚ almost all the cases have been in the central sector‚ though most of the employments covered area in the state sectors. The Equal Remuneration Act is insufficient and ineffective. Firstly‚ it seeks to provide for payment of equal remuneration to male and female workers‚ but it does not guarantee
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