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  • 11Kansas–Nebraska Act — This 1856 map shows slave states (gray), free states (pink), U.S. territories (green), and Kansas in center (white). The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 (10 Stat. 277) created the territories of …

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  • 12Divorce (Insanity and Desertion) Act 1958 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Dates Royal Assent 23 July 1958[1 …

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  • 13Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901 — Infobox AU Legislation short title=Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901 parliament=Parliament of Australia long title=An Act to provide for the Regulation, Restriction and Prohibition of the Introduction of Labourers from the Pacific Islands and for …

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  • 14Aleut Restitution Act of 1988 — The Aleut Restitution Act of 1988 (also known as the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act ) was a reparation settlement passed by the United States Congress in 1988, in response to the internment of Aleut people living in the Aleutian… …

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  • 15Group Areas Act — The Group Areas Act of 1950 (Act No. 41 of 1950) was an act of parliament created under the apartheid government of South Africa that assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas in a system of urban… …

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  • 16Maintenance of Internal Security Act — The misa was a controversial law passed by the Indian parliament in 1971 giving the administration of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Indian law enforcement agencies super powers indefinite preventive detention of individuals, search and seizure …

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  • 17Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872 — The Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872 was a United States law dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine.Among other things, the act: *was passed to combat crimps.Bauer, 1988:284.] *required that a sailor had to… …

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  • 18Union, Act of — I (Jan. 1, 1801) Legislative agreement uniting Great Britain and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the unsuccessful Irish revolt of 1798, the British prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, decided …

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  • 19The Young Ones (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = The Young Ones format = Comedy (sitcom) runtime = 35 minutes (approximate) creator = Rik Mayall Lise Mayer Ben Elton Additional material from Alexei Sayle starring = Adrian Edmondson Rik Mayall Nigel Planer… …

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  • 20energize — I. v. n. 1. Act, be active, be in action or operation, operate. 2. Act with vigor, act forcibly. II. v. a. Give energy to, give force to, excite to action …

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