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PSC 2302
Final Exam Review (Acts)
14
Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2008

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Term
Comstock Act (1873)
Definition
Made it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, and/or lascivious" materials through the mail, including contraceptive devices and information. Was used in Roth v. United States.
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Espionage Act (1917)
Definition
Made it illegal to convey information with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies.
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National Labor Relations Act (1935)
Definition
Protects the rights of the most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands.
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Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
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Smith Act (1940)
Definition
Made it a criminal offense for anyone to "knowingly or willfully advocate, abet, advise or teach the duty, necessity, desirability or propriety of overthrowing the Government of the United States or of any State by force or violence, or for anyone to organize any association which teaches, advises or encourages such an overthrow, or for anyone to become a member of or to affiliate with any such association."
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Civil Rights Act (1964)
Definition
Was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places, and employment.
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Voting Rights Act (1965)
Definition
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.
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Equal Access Act (1984)
Definition
Passed to combat discrimination against student religious groups in public secondary schools.
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Federal Flag Protection Act (1989)
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Children’s Internet Protection Act (2000)
Definition
proposed in an attempt to limit children's exposure to pornography and explicit content online.
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USA PATRIOT Act (2001)
Definition
The Act increases the ability of law enforcement agencies to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial and other records; eases restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States.
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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002)
Definition
Prohibited national political party committees from raising or spending any funds not subject to federal limits, even for state and local races or issue discussion among other things.
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Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (2003)
Definition
Prohibited a form of late-term abortion that the Act calls "partial-birth abortion."
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Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today (2003) [known as PROTECT Act]
Definition
Meant to prevent child abuse.
Mandatory life imprisonment of sex offenses against a minor if repeat offender. Among other measures to prevent child abuse.
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