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81Basic Law: the knesset — Passed on 12 February 1958 by the third Knesset. It states that it is the house of representatives of the state, that its seat is in Jerusalem, and that upon election it should include 120 members. The law deals with the electoral system, the… …
82Jesuits' Estates Act — Passed by the Mercier government in Quebec, 1888. Following the suppression of the Society of Jesus by the pope, in 1773, the property of the order in Canada became vested in the crown, and was set apart for purposes of education in the… …
83Economy Act, 1933 — Passed on 20 March 1933, the Economy Act was outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his second message to Congress at the start of the New Deal and was passed in only two days. The act cut the pay of workers in federal government and… …
84Twentieth Amendment — Passed on 3 March 1932 and ratified on 23 January 1933, the Twentieth Amendment reduced the gap between the election of a new president and a new Congress from November to January rather than March. It also ended “lame duck” Congresses that… …
85Twenty-First Amendment — Passed on 20 February 1933 and ratified on 5 December 1933, the Twenty First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and so ended prohibition in the United States. The amendment was ratified directly by state conventions, the first time… …
86carried nem con — passed/carried nem con phrase without anyone in a group disagreeing His proposal was passed nem con. Thesaurus: describing agreement and agreementssynonym Main entry: nem con …
87passedball — passed ball (păst) n. Baseball A pitch that should have been fielded by the catcher but was missed, allowing a runner to advance a base. * * * …
88Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act - FDICIA — Passed in 1991 at the height of the Savings and Loan Crisis (S L), this act fortified the FDIC s role and resources in protecting consumers. The most notable provisions of the act raised the FDIC s U.S. Treasury line of credit from $5 million to… …
89National Securities Markets Improvement Act - NSMIA — Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996, the NSMIA was an attempt to update and amend previous security acts and create one uniform code that companies and regulators could follow. This bill deals with securities, brokers, advisors, and dealers. Its… …
90Basic Law: Israel lands — Passed on 25 July 1960 by the fourth Knesset, the basis of the law is the special relationship between the people of Israel and the land of Israel and its redemption. The law ensures that the state lands, which constitute about 90 percent of… …
