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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 driver's licenses applications or completing license renewal forms |
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Federal Election Campaign Acts,
1971-1974 |
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Created FEC
Required disclosure of contributions and expenditures
Provided limitations on contributions and presidential election expenditures
Provided subsidies for presidential candidates |
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| Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Bill, 1985 |
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Set gradual reduction targets to lead to a balanced budget. Across-the-board budget cuts (sequestering of funds) to kick in if targets not met.
Loopholes -> abandonment in late 80s |
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President could send troops overseas to an area where hostilities were imminent only if:
-He notified Congress within 48 hours
-He withdrew troops within 60-90 days
-He consulted with Congress if troops were to engage in combat
Congress can pass resolution to have troops withdrawn at any time |
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| Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform Act of 1996) |
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-Ended federal entitlement status of welfare
-In its place, federal government fave block grants to states to administer welfare
-"Strings" attatched to these grants:
1. Recipients must work within 2 years
2. Recipients cannot receie benefits for more than 5 years |
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| Budget and Impoundment Control ACt, 1974 |
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Established congressional budget committees
Establishd CBO
Extended budget process by 3 months
Allows either house to override temporary impoundment (deferral)
Automatically voids permanent impoundment (rescission) unless both houses approve within 45 days |
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| Freedom of Information Act, 1974 |
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| Allows public access to nonclassifed federal documents |
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| Limits political activities of civil service employees |
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| National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
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| Required environmental impact reports before major projects began |
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| Air Quality Act, 1967 and various Clean Air Acts, 1960s-1990s |
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| Established emissions standards for cars and factories |
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| Communications Decency Act (CDA), 1997 |
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| Prohibited circulation of "indecent" material on Internet to minors. Struck down by supreme court |
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| Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 1993 |
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| Restored compelloing purpose quideline for courts to use when states restrict religious liberty. Struck down by Supreme Court in Boerne V. Flores |
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| Title IX of Education Act of 1972 |
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| Prohibited gender discrimination in federally subsidized education programs |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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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 voting procedures without federal permission |
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Title II bans discrimination in public places on basis of race, color, national origin, or religion
Title VII:
-Prohibits employment discrimination on basis of all of the above plus sex.
-Allows employers to give racial preferences in hiring
-Executive Order #11246 required federal contractors to adopt affirmative action programs
-Allowed class action suits
-Enforced b EEOC |
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| Banned housing dicrimination against same classes specified in C.R. Act of 1964 |
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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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| Americans with Discabilities 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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| Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 |
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-Requires CBO to analyze impact of unfunded mandates on states
-Requires separate congressional bote on bills that impose unfunded mandates |
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