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41Declaration of war by the United States — Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the declaration of war against Japan on December 8, 1941. A declaration of war is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation and another. For the… …
42Social issues in the United States — Social issues are matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a society and are considered to be problems, controversies related to moral values, or both. In American society, as in many countries in the Middle East and… …
43Roman Catholicism in the United States — has grown dramatically over the country s history, from being a tiny minority faith during the time of the Thirteen Colonies to being the country s largest profession of faith today. With 76.9 million residents professing the faith in 2003, the… …
44List of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution — This is an incomplete list of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution, in reverse chronological order.Many amendments are proposed every year. Most never get out of Congressional committees. Few of the amendments below passed even… …
45List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation — US law provides for the declaration of selected public observances by the President of the United States as designated by Congress or by the discretion of the President. Generally the president will provide a reasoning behind the elevation of the …
46Slavery in the United States — began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. Before the widespread establishment of chattel slavery, much labor was organized …
47Homelessness in the United States — OverviewObservers of modern homelessness often cite some of the following potential causes of homelessness: * The movement in the 1950s in state mental health systems to shift towards community based treatment as opposed to long term commitment… …
48Lynching in the United States — is the practice in the 19th and 20th centuries of the humiliation and killing of people by mobs acting outside the law. These murders, most of them unpunished, often took the form of hanging and burning. Mobs sometimes tortured the… …
49Conservatism in the United States — For related and other uses, see Conservatism (disambiguation). Part of a series on Conservatism …
50Flag of the United States — American Flag redirects here. For the Arizona ghost town, see American Flag, Arizona. Flag of Columbia redirects here. For the flag of the South American country, see Flag of Colombia. Flag of the United States of America Name …
