Landmark legislation 1774-2012 : major U.S. acts and treaties / / Stephen W. Stathis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480733603321
• Autore: Stathis Stephen W.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : CQ Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-4833-8625-2; 1-4522-9228-0; 1-4522-9229-9
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (569 p.)
• Disciplina: 348.73; 348.732
• Soggetti: Legislation - United States - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: LANDMARK LEGISLATION 1774-2012-FRONT COVER; LANDMARK LEGISLATION 1774-2012; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INTRODUCTION; FINDER'S GUIDE; CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED 1774-1788; FIRST CONGRESS 1789-1791; SECOND CONGRESS 1791-1793; THIRD CONGRESS 1793-1795; FOURTH CONGRESS 1795-1797; FIFTH CONGRESS 1797-1799; SIXTH CONGRESS 1799-1801; SEVENTH CONGRESS 1801-1803; EIGHTH CONGRESS 1803-1805; TENTH CONGRESS 1807-1809; ELEVENTH CONGRESS 1809-1811; TWELFTH CONGRESS 1811-1813; THIRTEENTH CONGRESS 1813-1815; FOURTEENTH CONGRESS 1815-1817; FIFTEENTH CONGRESS 1817-1819SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 1819-1821; SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS 1821-1823; EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 1823-1825; NINETEENTH CONGRESS 1825-1827; TWENTIETH CONGRESS 1827-1829; TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1829-1831; TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1831-1833; TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1833-1835; TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1835-1837; TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1837-1839; TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1839-1841; TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 1841-1843; TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 1843-1845; ; TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1845-1847; THIRTIETH CONGRESS 1847-1849; THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1849-1851; THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1851-1853; THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1853-1855THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1855-1857; THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1857-1859; THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1859-1861; THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 1861-1863; THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 1863-1865; THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1865-1867; FORTIETH CONGRESS 1867-1869; FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1869-1871; FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1871-1873; FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1873-1875; FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1875-1877; FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1877-1879; FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1879-1881; FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 1881-1883; FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 1883-1885; FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1885-1887; FIFTIETH CONGRESS 1887-1889; FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1889-1891FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1891-1893; FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1893-1895; FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1895-1897; FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1897-1899; FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1899-1901; FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 1901-1903; FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 1903-1905; FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1905-1907; SIXTIETH CONGRESS 1907-1909; SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1909-1911; SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1911-1913; SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1913-1915; SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1915-1917; SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1917-1919; SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1919-1921; SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 1921-1923; SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 1923-1925; SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1925-1927SEVENTIETH CONGRESS 1927-1929; SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1929-1931; SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1931-1933; SEVENTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1933-1935; SEVENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1935-1937; SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1937-1939; SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1939-1941; SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 1941-1943; SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 1943-1945; SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1945-1947; EIGHTIETH CONGRESS 1947-1949; EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1949-1951; EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1951-1953; EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS 1953-1955; EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 1955-1957; EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1957-1959; EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 1959-1961
• Sommario/riassunto: The second edition of this treasure trove of information about the most important laws and treaties enacted by the U.S. Congress now deepens its historical coverage and examines an entire decade of new legislation. Landmark Legislation 1774-2012 includes additional acts and treaties chosen for their historical significance or their precedential importance for later areas of major federal legislative activity in the over 200 years since the convocation of the Continental Congress.