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The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 was passed in response to the abuse of power under President Nixon. [1] The Act removed that power, and Train v. City of New York (whose facts predate the 1974 Act, but which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court after its passage), closed potential loopholes in the 1974 Act. The ...
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: John Treadwell (); Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Alexander Scott Bullitt (political party unknown); Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: vacant (until month and day unknown), Samuel Phillips, Jr. (political party unknown) (starting month and day unknown)
Thomas Jefferson took office in 1801 after defeating incumbent President John Adams in the 1800 presidential election.By July 1801, Jefferson had assembled his cabinet, which consisted of Secretary of State James Madison, Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin, Secretary of War Henry Dearborn, Attorney General Levi Lincoln Sr., and Secretary of the Navy Robert Smith.
Public Laws [2]; Date Subject Matter Title Chapter Legal Citation (link to full text)1: February 8, 1790: Laws of the United States, giving effect to, in North Carolina. An Act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the state of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Although the convention was dated September 30, 1800, arguments over the inclusion of Clause II meant Congress did not ratify the agreement until December 21, 1801. [15] In the end, the U.S. government agreed to compensate its citizens for the claimed damages of $20 million, although it was only in 1915 the heirs finally received $3.9 million ...
Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in ...
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The Midnight Judges Act (also known as the Judiciary Act of 1801; 2 Stat. 89, and officially An act to provide for the more convenient organization of the Courts of the United States) expanded the federal judiciary of the United States. [1] The act was supported by the John Adams administration and the Federalist Party. [1]