Tag: America Legal History
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Boxing
Boxing in the United States Marquis of Queensberry Rules in the U.S. Legal History Summary Standardized boxing rules of the late nineteenth century, creating structured three minute rounds with one minute rest periods, outlawing wrestling throws and holds, and specifying the number of rounds.
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Pendleton Act
Pendleton Act in the United States Introduction to Pendleton Act (1883) In the context of the legal history: After the assassination of Pres. Garfield by a deranged office-seeker, Congress initiated political reform to remove the spoils system. The legislation prohibited campaign contribution […]
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Nullification
Nullification in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled NULLIFICATIONthomas jefferson first suggested the doctrine of nullification in the second Kentucky Resolutions (1799) , where he asserted that the […]
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Nullification
Nullification in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled NULLIFICATIONthomas jefferson first suggested the doctrine of nullification in the second Kentucky Resolutions (1799) , where he asserted that the […]
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Whig Party
Whig Party in the United States Whig Party: Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the Whig party emerged as a coalition of politicians opposed to andrew jackson and Jacksonian Democracy. Some prominent Whigs, like daniel webster, traced their political […]
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Whig Party
Whig Party in the United States Whig Party: Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the Whig party emerged as a coalition of politicians opposed to andrew jackson and Jacksonian Democracy. Some prominent Whigs, like daniel webster, traced their political […]
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Smog
Smog in the United States Smog in the U.S. Legal History Summary The chemical-laden fog caused by automobile engines, a serious problem in southern California. Like nuclear waste and the shrinking water supply, it reflects the problems associated with the rapid demographic shift to the West in […]
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Smog
Smog in the United States Smog in the U.S. Legal History Summary The chemical-laden fog caused by automobile engines, a serious problem in southern California. Like nuclear waste and the shrinking water supply, it reflects the problems associated with the rapid demographic shift to the West in […]
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Perpetual Servitude
Perpetual Servitude in the United States Perpetual Servitude in the U.S. Legal History Summary Indentured servitude represented temporary service for a specified period, usually from four to seven years, to a legally designated owner. Perpetual servitude meant being owned by some other person […]
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Perpetual Servitude
Perpetual Servitude in the United States Perpetual Servitude in the U.S. Legal History Summary Indentured servitude represented temporary service for a specified period, usually from four to seven years, to a legally designated owner. Perpetual servitude meant being owned by some other person […]
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Taft-Hartley Act
Taft-Hartley Act in the United States Taft-Hartley Act in the U.S. Legal History Summary Legislation in 1947 that reflected the conservative post-war mood. It outlawed the closed shop, gave presidential power to delay strikes with a cooling-off period, and curtailed the political and economic […]
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Taft-Hartley Act
Taft-Hartley Act in the United States Taft-Hartley Act in the U.S. Legal History Summary Legislation in 1947 that reflected the conservative post-war mood. It outlawed the closed shop, gave presidential power to delay strikes with a cooling-off period, and curtailed the political and economic […]
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Radical Republicans
Radical Republicans in the United States Radical Republicans in the U.S. Legal History Summary A faction of the Republican party during Reconstruction, they favored forcing the South to make fundamental changes before readmission to the Union. Eventually they won control because of […]
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Radical Republicans
Radical Republicans in the United States Radical Republicans in the U.S. Legal History Summary A faction of the Republican party during Reconstruction, they favored forcing the South to make fundamental changes before readmission to the Union. Eventually they won control because of […]
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Spoils System
Spoils System in the United States Spoils System in the U.S. Legal History Summary The policy of awarding political or financial help with a government job. Abuses of the spoils system led to the passage in 1883 of the Pendleton Act, which created the Civil Service Commission to award […]