The Affordable car act also known as Obama Care‚ had its difficulties launching‚ and has face some major battles on the way. After Obama signed the Affordable care act on March 23‚ 2010‚ the pressure pushed to repeal the act increased over the years. Since Obama’s election into the White House in 2010‚ the Affordable Care Act was passed due to the powers possessed by democrats over the House and the Senate. The democrats faced backlash from the republicans because of their control. After the republicans
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The Endangered Species Act: Facing Extinction It is found that “ninety-nine percent of currently threatened species are at risk from human activities‚ primarily those driving habitat loss‚ introduction of exotic species‚ and global warming” (“The Extinction Crisis”). The Endangered Species Act was put into place in 1973 as citizens of the United States began to realize the harsh effects of their everyday living on the living species around them. Plants and animals began to disappear‚ causing discord
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American Jobs Act Research Report #1 In fall of 2011‚ President Obama made a set of bills to encourage growth and recovery. It was called American Jobs Act. Even though the bill never got passed‚ I thought the act would have worked. I’m not saying it was the best‚ because nothing is perfect. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans – without adding a dime to the deficit. He also said that the
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as humans. To help protect threatened species‚ then-president‚ Richard Nixon‚ signed into law the Endangered Species Act in 1973. Yet after 34 years‚ some still argue that this Act has been a failure. So the question is‚ "Did the Endangered Species Act have more negative effects than beneficial ones to our environment‚ or isit still making progress?" The Endangered Species Act sought to make illegal the extinction of any species. The law protects the habitat of listed species‚ funded state endangered
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A positive spirit fills the hearts of supporters of equal rights with the Civil Rights Act being passed by Congress on April 9th‚ 1866. President Andrew Jackson had unfortunately previously vetoed this bill where he cited a rather slipshod excuse that it violated states’ rights‚ and ever since the conclusion of the Civil War‚ there has been rising support for this act. This bill holds another layer of importance‚ as it is the first time in which Congress has legislated upon civil rights in a formal
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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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An essay on the Affordable Care Act The author wished to remain anonymous. The Affordable Care Blunder Abstract The new healthcare bill in the United States‚ called the Affordable Care Act‚ has changed American healthcare for the worse. There are three main groups besides politicians and the public who are most affected by this bill. There are associations like the American Medical Association who are concerned with the wide ranging global and national effects of the bill. There are individual
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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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