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| Limits political activities of civil service employees. |
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bans discrimination in public places on basis of race, color, national origin, or religion.
~prohibits employment discrimination on basis of all of the above plus sex
~allows employers to give racial references in hiring
~executive order #11246 required federal contractors to adopt affirmative action programs
~allowed class action suits
enforced by EEOC (Equal employment opportunity commission) |
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suspended literacy tests
empowered federal officials to register voters
empowered federal officials to ensure that citizens could vote
empowered federal officials to count ballots
prohibited states from changing procedures without federal permission |
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| Age discrimination in Employment Act 1967 |
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| Bans age discrimination for jobs unless age is related to job performance |
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| Air quality Act 157 (1960-1990) |
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Created FEC(federal election commission)
required disclosure of contributions and expenditures
provided limitations on contributions
provided subsidies for presidential candidates |
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| Title IX of Education Act 1972 |
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| Prohibited gender discrimination in federally subsidized education programs |
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Prez could send troops overseas to an area where hostilities were imminent only if
1. he notified congress within 48hours
2. he withdrew troops within 60-90 days
3. he consulted w/ congress if troops were to engage in combat
congress can pass resolution to have troops withdrawn at any time. |
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| Freedom of Information Act 1974 |
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| Allows public access to nonclassified federal documents |
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| Budget and Impoundment Control Act 1974 |
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Established congressional budget committees
Established CBO (congressional budget office)
Extended budget process by three months
allows either house to override temporary impoundment (deferral)
automatically voids permanent impoundment (recession) unless both houses approve within 45 days |
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| Gramm-Rudman-Holdings Bill 1985 |
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Set gradual budget reduction targets to lead to a balanced budger
across the board budget cuts to kick in if targets not met
loopholes abandonment in late 80s |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 |
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| Bans job discrimination against disabled if reasonable accommodation can be made. Requires access to facilities for handicapped |
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| National Voter Registration Bill (Motor Voter Act)1993 |
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| Requires states to allow people to register to vote when applying for drivers licenses applications or completing license renewal form |
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| Religious Freedom Restoration Act 1993 |
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| Restored compelling purpose guideline for courts to use when states restrict religious liberty. struck down by Supreme Court in Boerne v. Flores |
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| Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 1995 |
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Requires CBO to analyze impact of unfunded mandates on states
requires separate congressional vote on bills that impose unfunded mandates |
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| Personally Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform Act) 1996 |
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Ended federal entitlement status of welfare
fed gov gave block grants to states to administer welfare
strings attached to these grants
must work within 2 years
cannot receive benefits for more than 5 |
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| Communications Decency Act (CDA) 1997 |
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| Prohibited circulation of indecent matterial on Internet to minors. Struck down by Supreme Court |
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| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 |
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States must adopt education accountability standards
States must annually test students
sanctions against schools that fail to meet adequate yearly progress |
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| Strengthens the federal government's power to conduct surveillance, perform serches, and detain individuals in order to combat terrorism. |
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| McCain-Feingold Bill (Campaign Finance Reform Act) 2002 |
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raised hard money limits to 2000
Banned soft money contributions to national political parties |
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