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U.S. Representative John Randolph Tucker, a Democrat from Virginia, sponsored the Tucker Act.. The Tucker Act (March 3, 1887, ch. 359, 24 Stat. 505, 28 U.S.C. § 1491) is a federal statute of the United States by which the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits.
A Habitation Clause issue arose during the 2000 presidential election contested by George W. Bush (running-mate Dick Cheney, who Bush selected) and Al Gore (running-mate Joe Lieberman), because it was alleged that Bush and Cheney were both inhabitants of Texas and that the Texas electors therefore violated the Twelfth Amendment in casting their ...
According to one exit poll, people who voted for Bush cited the issues of terrorism and traditional values as the most important factors in their decision. [26] Kerry supporters cited the war in Iraq, the economy and jobs, and health care. [26] Bush speaking at campaign rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, October 19, 2004
Gore balanced Bush by sweeping the Northeastern United States (with the exception of New Hampshire, which Bush won narrowly), the Pacific Coast states, Hawaii, New Mexico, and most of the Upper Midwest. This was the only presidential election since 1988 where the Republican candidate carried any of the six New England states.
Some of the more important powers reserved to the states by the Constitution are: the power, by "application of two-thirds of the legislatures of the several states," to require Congress to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to or revising the terms of the Constitution (see Article V). [57]
On this day, June 29th, in 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney served as president for a total of two and a half hours, while President Bush underwent a routine colonoscopy at the Camp David ...
Bush opposed the Kyoto Protocol, saying that the treaty neglected and exempted 80 percent of the world's population [43] and would have cost tens of billions of dollars per year. [44] Bush announced the Clear Skies Act of 2003, [45] aimed at amending the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through the use of emissions trading programs. The ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a press release from President-elect Donald Trump announcing commentator Tucker Carlson will be the White House Press Secretary. Verdict: False As ...