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  • 81Economy Act, 1933 —    Passed on 20 March 1933, the Economy Act was outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his second message to Congress at the start of the New Deal and was passed in only two days. The act cut the pay of workers in federal government and… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • 82Twentieth Amendment —    Passed on 3 March 1932 and ratified on 23 January 1933, the Twentieth Amendment reduced the gap between the election of a new president and a new Congress from November to January rather than March. It also ended “lame duck” Congresses that… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • 83Twenty-First Amendment —    Passed on 20 February 1933 and ratified on 5 December 1933, the Twenty First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and so ended prohibition in the United States. The amendment was ratified directly by state conventions, the first time… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • 84carried nem con — passed/​carried nem con phrase without anyone in a group disagreeing His proposal was passed nem con. Thesaurus: describing agreement and agreementssynonym Main entry: nem con …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 85passedball — passed ball (păst) n. Baseball A pitch that should have been fielded by the catcher but was missed, allowing a runner to advance a base. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 86Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act - FDICIA — Passed in 1991 at the height of the Savings and Loan Crisis (S L), this act fortified the FDIC s role and resources in protecting consumers. The most notable provisions of the act raised the FDIC s U.S. Treasury line of credit from $5 million to… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 87National Securities Markets Improvement Act - NSMIA — Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996, the NSMIA was an attempt to update and amend previous security acts and create one uniform code that companies and regulators could follow. This bill deals with securities, brokers, advisors, and dealers. Its… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 88Basic Law: Israel lands —    Passed on 25 July 1960 by the fourth Knesset, the basis of the law is the special relationship between the people of Israel and the land of Israel and its redemption. The law ensures that the state lands, which constitute about 90 percent of… …

    Historical Dictionary of Israel

  • 89Basic Law: Jerusalem, capital of israel —    Passed on 30 July 1980 by the ninth Knesset, the intention of the law is to establish the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to secure its integrity and unity, and to concentrate all the instructions, which were scattered in various …

    Historical Dictionary of Israel

  • 90Basic Law: the judiciary —    Passed on 28 February 1984 by the 10th Knesset, the law deals with the judicial authority; the institutions of the judiciary; the principle of independence on matters of judgment; the openness of judicial proceedings; the appointment of judges …

    Historical Dictionary of Israel