Act As If is an American indie rock quintet from Los Angeles, United States, led by singer/songwriter Peter Verdell. After quitting his job in A&R at...
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Fake it till you make it (redirect from Act as if)
to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, to look round cheerfully, and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were...
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Alien and Sedition Acts (redirect from Alien and Sedition Act)
illegal immigrants on "day one" if he were to win the presidency by invoking the acts. The Alien Friends Act (officially "An Act Concerning Aliens") authorized...
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Regency Acts (redirect from Regency Act 1937)
An example of a pre-1937 Regency Act was the Act of 1811 which allowed Prince George (later King George IV) to act as regent while his father, King George...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws...
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed...
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The Act also required all subjects, if commanded, to swear an oath to recognize this Act as well as the kings supremacy. Under the Treasons Act 1534...
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state if invited by that state's governor. The United States Coast Guard (under the Department of Homeland Security) is not covered by the Act either...
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The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush....
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and colloquially as Obamacare, is a landmark U...
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required to have warranties, but if one is given, it must comply with the Magnuson-Moss Act. The Magnuson–Moss Act contains many definitions: A "consumer"...
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Triennial Acts (redirect from Triennial Act 1641)
from ruling without Parliament, as Charles had done between 1629 and 1640. If the King failed to call Parliament, the Act required the Lord Chancellor to...
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Presidential Transition Act. The Act was passed on 23 December 2022 by the 117th Congress, and signed into law by President Joe Biden as Division P of the Consolidated...
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Act utilitarianism is a utilitarian theory of ethics that states that a person's act is morally right if and only if it produces the best possible results...
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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities...
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bull sometimes referred to as the Act of Union This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Act of Union. If an internal link led you...
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FMLA rights. If an employee wants to leave the first time using their FMLA rights, they must first claim the Family and Medical Leave Act. In the case...
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Factory Acts (redirect from Bleaching and Dyeing Works Act Extension Act 1864)
1844. The Factories Act 1847 (known as the Ten Hour Act), together with Acts in 1850 and 1853 remedying defects in the 1847 Act, met a long-standing...
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Canada, such as: The Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly called the British North America Act, 1867) The Constitution Act, 1982 The Constitution Act (British...
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Macbeth (redirect from Macbeth/Act I Scene i)
winds at sea in the opening lines of Act 1 Scene 3. Macbeth has been compared to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. As characters, both Antony and Macbeth...
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circumstances, such as to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion. The act provides a "statutory exception" to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which...
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The Sunshine Protection Act is a proposed United States federal law that would make U.S. daylight saving time permanent, meaning the time would no longer...
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Inheritance tax in the United Kingdom (redirect from Inheritance Tax Act 1984)
Duty Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 51) applying to realty settlements, taking effect on the death of the settlor From 1881, account duty applied as an anti-avoidance...
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as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The Act also served as...
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The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA), also known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, is a U.S. law requiring financial institutions in...
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(Equal Franchise) Act 1928 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This act expanded on the Representation of the People Act 1918 which had given...
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The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed Westminster to devolve power to Northern Ireland...
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1883 as Congress could not regulate conduct of individuals Civil Rights Act of 1957, establishing the Civil Rights Commission Civil Rights Act of 1960...
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Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a regulator for...
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anti-Chinese sentiment and anti-Chinese violence, as well as various policies targeting Chinese migrants. The act followed the Angell Treaty of 1880, a set of...
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