Violence Prevention Act is an Act of the United States Congress that instituted federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States. It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 30‚ 1993‚ and went into effect on February 28‚ 1994. The Act was named after James Brady‚ who was shot by John Hinckley‚ Jr. during an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30‚ 1981. (Federal Register) While the idea and implementation of the act had all the best intentions
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Act of God is a legal term[1] for events outside of human control‚ such as sudden floods or other natural disasters‚ for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of nature through negligence‚ such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a lightning storm.[citation needed] The legal term‚ "Act of God"‚ does not necessarily imply that a God had a direct intervention which specifically caused a "natural"
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constantly harassed and taxed. Secondly‚ the British were placing too many enforced high taxes and acts that caused financial depression to the Colonists. Lastly‚ more rules and taxes were being laid out and the voice of the Colonists were being completely ignored. Therefore‚ colonists believed that both money and ideas were valid enough reasons to spark a revolutionary war. The Quartering Act (1765) was an example of how the British were overly controlling over the colonists. They made the
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Yarimar serges Ms. Frate English III 4/22/14 Acts of kindness Act of kindness #1 Category: Community Description of Act: Today I went to portage Park (which is very close to my house) and I picked up garbage with my pink gloves in a trash bag around the whole Park. Reflection: Since I live close to portage Park I go there a lot and when I go there I see that there’s a lot of trash around and nobody picks it up. So
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FACTORIES ACT The object of the Factories Act is to regulate the conditions of work in manufacturing establishments coming within the definition of the term "factory" as used in the Act. The first Act‚ in India‚ relating to the subject was passed in 1881. This was followed by new Acts in 1891‚ 1911‚ 1922‚ 1934 and 1948. The Act of 1948 is more comprehensive than the previous Acts. It contains detailed provisions regarding the health‚ safety and welfare of workers inside factories‚ the
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Did it solve the problems of children in factories? Dean Mills - The Doubling Room 1851 (ZPER 34/19) In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: •No child workers under nine years of age •Employers must have an age certificate for their child workers •Children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours
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The Equality Act 2010 – key areas for employers and how to meet the challenge The main provisions of the Act came into force on 1 October 2010. Who is protected? As previously‚ job applicants‚ employees (and former employees)‚ partners (and former partners) and workers (and former workers) are protected. Which characteristics are protected? As previously‚ age‚ disability‚ gender reassignment‚ marriage and civil partnership‚ pregnancy and maternity‚ race‚ religion or belief‚ sex and sexual
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Minors act‚ also known as The DREAM Act‚ was first introduced in 2001 by Orrin Hatch and Dick Durbin. Giving undocumented students‚ who grew up in the United States‚ a chance to contribute to our country’s well-being by serving in the U.S. armed forces or pursuing a higher education is what the DREAM Act consist of. The DREAM Act has been rejected by the Republicans board numerous times‚ and they are obviously not aware of all the benefits that come with approving this act. The DREAM Act will assure
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Virginia legislator who was known for his opposition to the Sedition Act of 1798. The Sedition Act was originally part of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ which were passed at the anticipation of war between our nation and the French. These acts‚ particularly the Alien act were specifically aimed at the French immigrants who were waiting for their citizenships. Americans did not really care about those laws except for the Sedition Act. A lot of Republicans including George Hay opposed to this law‚ because
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Intolerable Acts Notes Questions What is it? How many laws or “acts” were there? What were those laws? What is the Administration of Justice Act? What is the Massachusetts Government Act? What was the Quartering Act? What was the Quebec Act? What started the intolerable acts? Who started the Tea party? What was the tea party? What was the effect of the intolerable acts? Notes The intolerable acts were laws that
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