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41Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War — This article details Abraham Lincoln s actions during the American Civil War. Secession winter 1860–1861 As Lincoln s election became more probable, secessionists made it clear that their states would leave the Union. South Carolina took the lead …
42June 1922 in the United Kingdom — See also: May 1922 in the United Kingdom, July 1922 in the United Kingdom, and the Timeline of British history. Close of Engineering DisputeThe result of the ballot of the unions other than the Amalgamated Engineering Union was announced on June… …
43Chester Arthur: State of the Union, 1882 — ▪ Primary Source It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and… …
44Gerald R. Ford: First Address to Congress and the Nation — ▪ Primary Source On Monday evening, August 12, 1974, President Ford addressed a joint session of Congress. Although his remarks contained few legislative proposals, they did set the tone of his administration by urging fiscal… …
45Identity documents in the United States — There is no true national identity card in the United States of America, in the sense that there is no federal agency with nationwide jurisdiction that directly issues such cards to all American citizens. All legislative attempts to create one… …
46Reform of the House of Lords — For almost a century, governments in the United Kingdom have attempted to find a way to undertake a comprehensive reform of the House of Lords, which is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This process was started by the… …
47Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter — contains the Charter s provisions dealing with the UN General Assembly, specifically its composition, functions, powers, voting, and procedures. Contents 1 Primacy of the General Assembly 2 Articles 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 3 Article 17 …
48Metrication in the United Kingdom — The metric and imperial systems of measurement are used side by side in the United Kingdom: Eurostar s design speed is cited both as 300 km/h [1] and as 186 mph .[2] Metrication in the United Kingdom is the pr …
49History of the British constitution — The constitution of the United Kingdom is said to be uncodified. That is, its constitution is not in a single, written document, but is drawn from legislation many hundreds of years old, judicial precedents, convention, and numerous other sources …
50States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — The States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court. As of October 2008, 108 states are… …
