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  • 121Child Online Protection Act — Not to be confused with the Children s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) or the Children s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). The Child Online Protection Act[1] (COPA)[2] was a law in the United States of America, passed in 1998 with the… …

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  • 122Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act — of 2002 Full title An act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. Acronym BCRA Colloquial name(s) McCain–Feingold, Shays–Meehan Enacted by the …

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  • 123Sportpalast speech — Nazi rally on 18 February 1943 at the Berlin Sportpalast. The sign says Totaler Krieg – Kürzester Krieg (Total War – Shortest War). The Sportpalast or total war speech (German: Sportpalastrede …

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  • 124Australian Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 — The Australian Anti Terrorism Act 2005 (Revised)cite web url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/53D2DEBD3AFB7825CA2570B2000B29D5?OpenDocument title=An Act to amend the law relating to terrorist acts, and for other purposes… …

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  • 125Stump speech (minstrelsy) — The stump speech was a comic monologue from blackface minstrelsy. A typical stump speech consisted of malapropisms, nonsense sentences, and puns delivered in a parodied version of Black Vernacular English. The stump speaker wore blackface makeup… …

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  • 126Two Penny Act — The Two Penny Act, enacted in 1758 by the Virginia Assembly, is the act in which the Parson s Cause trial surrounded. The act was issued after three years of drought which produced a low yielding of tobacco crop. The one year measure allowed… …

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  • 127Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 — Act to give effect to section 9 read with item 23 (1) of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to prevent and prohibit unfair discrimination and harassment; to promote equality and eliminate unfair… …

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  • 128Symbolic speech — Symbolic speech, sometimes referred to as symbolic conduct or expressive conduct, is a legal term for an action that expresses an opinion or idea non verbally. Examples of symbolic speech are marching in a parade, burning a flag, or cross burning …

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