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The Stamp Act, passed by Parliament in 1765, was an act that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid. The purpose of the Stamp Act was to raise income to pay for the military presence in the American colonies to enforce the new taxes. It also implemented new taxes on paper documents. The Stamp Act was enacted on March 22, 1765 by Parliament of Great Britain. People were taxed on everything that was on printed paper such as diplomas,…

As Separate But Equal shows, that small but significant incivility helped to inspire a series of legal petitions and decisions in Clarendon County and elsewhere that eventually resulted in Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision desegregating America’s schools.The original plea that the NAACP made was based on the fact the school…

Branch Petition passed by the Continental Congress on July 5, 1775 written by John Dickinson tried to reason with King George III, because the colonist still with all they had gone through did not want to become independent. They hoped that they could establish an appeasement with the King of Britain. In this document they write to the King in reverence to show that they still wanted to be under the British monarchy, but what King George did was completely ignore the colonist humble petition to…

Campuses are a place of learning and cultivating connections with instructors and peers, and when evaluating your selection of universities you may take into account many things such as location and accreditation and also depending on numerous individual aspirations. If you are considering attending University of Oklahoma, its important to understand the role of free speech and safety which is essential information for students considering on campus living. It 's crucial to understand what First…

Separate but Equal: Racial Issue “Separate but Equal” is the TV film about the rights of elementary students against segregation on the basis of color. The movie tries to cover the principle of social theme: 2racism and civil rights. All the characters of the movie give justice to their role, but the most important is Thurgood Marshall, who has lead with a very passionate and strong character. Equal rights being separate is very unrealistic and insignificant. The law of equal rights for the…

An eligible individual must prepare a Petition for Expungement, which is then filed in the county’s Superior Court. The petition is filed in the county where the arrest or conviction for a crime occurred. This is followed by a decision on whether an Expungement Order will be issued by the judge. The order basically implies that the…

means ‘new home.’ There are 5 characteristics a place must have to be deemed a slum and Khayelitsha ticks those 5 categories. These are… Appropriate sanitation: In May 2017, there were around 100 members went to the mayor’s office to give a petition. The petition was made to make a plead for better sanitation. This doesn’t prove that much as it could have just been outsiders looking…

The Market Revolution transformed the United States into a highly industrialized country and acted as the catalyst for the diversity in the United States. However, the core of the Market Revolution was laid upon the desire to maximize profit. To achieve maximum profit, Americans turned to illegal means to acquire cheap land and labor. In the case of the Mexicans, Americans saw the abundance of raw materials in California and Texas and annexed the territories through border dispute. The Mexican…

case is too significant to let a split decision stand and we will file a petition for re-hearing with the Supreme Court… the Court will have a compelling reason to grant a rehearing because the case presents a question of fundamental rights, and by law, a tie vote by the Supreme Court does not settle a legal question; it simply leaves the lower court opinion in place and reserves the legal question for a future case.” A petition for rehearing has been established requesting that the case is…

It needs to be stopped. Help repeal the ban by signing a petition against it. If a certain number of citizens sign the petition, the ban has to be repealed. If there isn't a petition for your city, you can create your own at http://www.thepetitionsite.com. As Charles de Lint put it, “I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not…