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21Dickey-Wicker Amendment — The Dickey Amendment (also known as the Dickey Wicker Amendment) is the name of an appropriation bill rider attached to a bill passed by United States Congress in 1995, and signed by former President Bill Clinton, which prohibits the Department… …
22Wrecking amendment — In legislative debate, a wrecking amendment (also called a poison pill amendment or killer amendment) is an amendment made by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a bill and who seeks to make it useless (by moving amendments to… …
23Establishment Clause of the First Amendment — The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment refers to the first of several pronouncements in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion .... Together… …
24Teller Amendment — The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley s War Message. It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. According to… …
25Colorado Amendment 59 (2008) — Elections in Colorado Federal government Presidential elections …
26Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment — The Free Exercise Clause is the accompanying clause with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Free Exercise Clause reads:In 1879, the Supreme Court was first called to interpret the extent of the… …
27Victims' Rights Amendment — In the United States, the Victims Rights Amendment is a provision which has been included in some state constitutions, proposed for others, and additionally has been proposed for inclusion in the United States Constitution. Its provisions vary… …
28Berry Amendment — The Berry Amendment (USC, Title 10, Section 2533a), requires the Department of Defense to give preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home grown products, most notably food, clothing, fabrics, and specialty metals.… …
29Fifth Amendment — I (double jeopardy) noun protection against being tried twice for the same offense, protection against multiple punishment, protection against multiple punishment for the same offense II (self incrimination) noun protection against exposing ones… …
30Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment (Ireland) Act 1860 — The Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment (Ireland) Act 1860, better known as Deasy s Act, was an Act of Parliament preceding the agrarian unrest in Ireland in the 1880s, the Land War . The Act was named after its promoter Rickard Deasy, the Attorney …
