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National Assembly (Ecuador) (562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Constitution. Within Ecuador, the National Assembly has the power to pass laws, while appointment of judges to the National Court of Justice is done

Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. (395 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which the Supreme Court of the United States held that power of states to pass laws interfering with interstate commerce is limited when the law poses an

Federal states of Austria (1,189 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

European Commission calls them provinces. Austrian federal states can pass laws that stay within the limits of the constitution, and each federal state

Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia (197 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

législative d'Assiniboine) was a short-lived legislature established to pass laws for the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land under the provisional

Parliament of Uganda (905 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Unicameral, the most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The government ministers

Landtag of Thuringia (577 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

free state's constitution, the primary functions of the Landtag are to pass laws, elect the Minister-President and control the government of Thuringia

Administrative divisions of Florida (1,084 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

before a county court. Counties and municipalities are authorized to pass laws (ordinances), levy taxes, and provide public services within their jurisdictions

Declaratory Act (957 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to pass laws that were binding on the American colonies. Representatives from a number

Constitution of 1782 (455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

independence by declaring that the British Parliament could directly pass laws in Ireland and that the British House of Lords was the highest court of

Judicial review in Sweden (152 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Traditionally, a more important check on the ability of the Riksdag to pass laws in violation of the rights provided by the Constitution has been the judicial

Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building (177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

would convene a meeting in order to debate state government policies and pass laws. The building was opened in June 1995. It is located 8 km from Kota Kinabalu

Divided government in the United States (874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

research has shown that during divided governments, legislatures will pass laws with sunset provisions in order to achieve a political consensus. Key

Australian legal system (2,709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

system of government. There exists a national legislature, with a power to pass laws of overriding force on a number of express topics. The states are separate

Percival Austin Bramble (134 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bramble, the island's first chief minister. While in office, Bramble helped pass laws to spur development on the island of Montserrat. Among his achievements

Constitution Act 1986 (1,498 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Westminster, and removed the ability of the British Parliament to pass laws for New Zealand with the consent of the New Zealand Parliament. After

Union Colliery Co of British Columbia v Bryden (301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

jurisdiction. They also held that the federal government did not need to pass laws in all areas within their jurisdiction, and under the exclusivity principle

Congress of the Republic of Peru (4,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with 36 representatives. Congress is charged with the responsibility to pass laws and legislative resolutions, as well as to interpret, amend, or repeal

Child labour law (2,065 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to pay children less wages. In 1839 Prussia was the first country to pass laws restricting child labor in factories and setting the number of hours a

Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (4,035 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The sejm was a powerful political institution that the king could not pass laws without its the approval. The two chambers of a sejm were the Senate (senat)

1896 United States presidential election in Louisiana (626 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

war due to a planned Populist march on Baton Rouge, the Democrats would pass laws to disenfranchise the remaining black voters and also many poor whites

Groß-Zimmern (229 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

capacity of the Almshouse. New York City petitioned the US Congress to pass laws that would prevent the arrival of paupers on overcrowded ships to the

Canada Act 1982 (1,531 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

relation to Canada, whereby the British parliament had a general power to pass laws extending to Canada at its own request. Annexed as Schedule B to the act

Torcaso v. Watkins (1,027 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over

Lilian Diedericks (358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

women who led the Women's March on the Union buildings to oppose the pass laws in 1956. Diedericks was an active trade unionist, leader of South African

Consent search (1,841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

based on information gathered during conversation. Some states and cities pass laws that require officer to notify a right to refuse in one case, but not

McCulloch v. Maryland (2,472 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Proper Clause of the Constitution, which allows the federal government to pass laws not expressly provided for in the Constitution's list of enumerated powers

Elijah Barayi (317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elected as its president. As COSATU president, Barayi strongly opposed the pass laws, and called for disinvestment in South Africa by foreign organisations

Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 (1,739 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

among other provisions, removed all ability of the British Parliament to pass laws for New Zealand. Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Øreting (191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the various districts in each region met to award legal judgments and pass laws. Øreting was a common assembly for eight provinces in Trøndelag, and developed

V. P. Menon (1,410 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Instruments of Accession which gave the Government of India the power to pass laws in respect of all matters that fell within the seventh schedule of the

Annie Silinga (914 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Annie Silinga (1910-1984) was a South African anti-pass laws and anti-apartheid political activist. She is known for her role as the Cape Town African

Massive resistance (5,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Virginia General Assembly, to get the state's white politicians to pass laws and policies to prevent public school desegregation, particularly after

Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (1,533 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which operated licensed casino gaming for the previous ten-year period to pass laws permitting sports wagering. The latter exception was clearly crafted with

Animal Protection Institute (233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

achieved significant results in working with state and local legislatures to pass laws restricting the private possession of exotic animals such as lions, tigers

Annie Silinga (914 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Annie Silinga (1910-1984) was a South African anti-pass laws and anti-apartheid political activist. She is known for her role as the Cape Town African

Section 51(xxvi) of the Constitution of Australia (1,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Commonwealth". The section was intended to enable the Commonwealth to pass laws restricting such migrant labourers as the Chinese and Kanakas. Quick and

2022 Kansas abortion referendum (3,919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

through their elected state representatives and state senators, may pass laws regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, laws that account for

Executive (government) (724 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

checks by the other two; in general, the role of the legislature is to pass laws, which are then enforced by the executive, and interpreted by the judiciary

Indian Councils Act 1861 (490 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The legislative council at Calcutta was given extensive authority to pass laws for British India as a whole, but the legislative councils at Bombay and

Freeport Doctrine (775 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

any territory by the refusal of the people living in that territory to pass laws favorable to slavery. Likewise, if the people of the territory supported

Republic (9,439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

citizens, possessing the power to elect magistrates from the populace and pass laws; and a series of magistracies with varying types of civil and political

Declaratory Act 1719 (840 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Parliament of Great Britain which declared that it had the right to pass laws for the Kingdom of Ireland, and that the British House of Lords had appellate

League for Women's Equality (360 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

restrictions for married women, but despite multiple efforts failed to pass laws on women's suffrage. The league organized women congresses, including

Human cloning (5,526 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

controversies. These ethical concerns have prompted several nations to pass laws regarding human cloning. Two commonly discussed types of human cloning

City of Washington–Washington & Jefferson College relations (2,900 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

frustrations grew after preservationists unsuccessfully attempted to pass laws prohibiting the college from demolishing certain buildings that were listed

Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland (1,864 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

political institution, and from early 16th century, the Polish king could not pass laws without the approval of that body. The Sejm of Poland and the Seimas of

Charter city (544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the state. This has caused some turmoil between cities seeking to pass laws and the Legislature attempting to keep them from doing so; examples include

Implementation (1,022 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

implementation refers to the carrying out of public policy. Legislatures pass laws that are then carried out by public servants working in bureaucratic agencies

Marriage Act 1961 (Australia) (2,927 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Constitution. Although the federal parliament was given the power to pass laws about marriage at federation in 1901, it did not use this power until

2000 Virginia ballot measures (297 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

proceeds to do so. The amendment also requires the General Assembly to pass laws necessary to establish the Fund and implement the new constitutional provision

Radha Poonoosamy (251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inaugural minister in charge of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, and helped pass laws against sex discrimination. Akyeampong, Emmanuel K; Gates, Henry Louis

Washington Naval Militia (435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

nor mention a naval militia, it would take action by state lawmakers to pass laws allowing for a state naval militia. Washington State Guard Register of

1934 German head of state referendum (2,117 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

wanted the Reichstag to pass an "enabling act" to allow his government to pass laws directly, without the support of the Reichstag. Lacking the two-thirds

Divided government (564 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

research has shown that during divided governments, legislatures will pass laws with sunset provisions in order to achieve a political consensus. In the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong (5,456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Provisional Legislative Council was put in place by China from 1996 to 1998 to pass laws in anticipation of the Hong Kong handover. The Legislative Council of

1956 in South Africa (325 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Women's march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria in protest against the pass laws. December 5 – 156 leading activists are arrested, heralding the start

Industrial Conciliation Act, 1924 (106 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

followed before a strike was permitted. Workers "regulated by any Native Pass Laws and regulations" (black workers) were excluded from the definition of

Sources of Singapore law (6,883 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Singapore Parliament, as well as by other bodies that had power to pass laws for Singapore in the past. Statutes enacted by these other bodies may

Alice Kinloch (430 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conditions of life on mining compounds as "slave-like" and argued against pass laws in Natal. Kinloch formed the African Association in 1897 with aspirant

Parliament of Jamaica (554 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Westminster system, most of the government's ability to make and pass laws is dependent on the Prime Minister's ability to command the confidence

Enabling law in Venezuela (220 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the National Assembly gives the president its main power - which is to pass laws, for a period of no more than 180 days. This period was later lengthened

Industrial Conciliation Act, 1924 (106 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

followed before a strike was permitted. Workers "regulated by any Native Pass Laws and regulations" (black workers) were excluded from the definition of

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1,840 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

members of parliament of Lok Sabha are; Legislative responsibility: To pass Laws of India in the Lok Sabha. Oversight responsibility: To ensure that the

Laura Calvo (409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elected to the Democratic National Committee. She has worked and helped pass laws that have helped the LGBTQ+ community, such as the Oregon Equality Act

1980 Uruguayan constitutional referendum (510 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

governments of all budgetary powers. The Council of State continued to pass laws that the executive normally would have submitted for approval. Only the

Orlando Weekly (1,003 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Scott who took office in 2011, as well as recent legislative efforts to pass laws that infringe on women's rights. In 2007, the paper ran afoul of Orlando's

United States v. Locke (660 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

regulating interstate commerce. The court found that the states cannot pass laws that interfere with the federal government's authority over interstate

Marriage in Canada (1,902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Constitution Act, 1867 gives the provincial legislatures the power to pass laws regulating the solemnization of marriage. The marriage rate in Canada

Government of Texas (1,808 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to a period of 30 days, during which the legislature is permitted to pass laws only on subjects submitted by the governor in calling for the session

Kerala Legislative Assembly (753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

responsibility of the speaker. The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by

Timeline of women's suffrage in Florida (1,218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suffrage, hold conventions, and educate voters. Several cities in Florida pass laws allowing women to vote in municipal elections, with Fellsmere being the

Abortion in Kansas (3,169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

through their elected state representatives and state senators, may pass laws regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, in circumstances of

Constitution Hill, Johannesburg (1,255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

those deemed "anti-establishment" and those who simply violated the pass laws of the time. Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned here in 1906. Nelson Mandela

History of Spain (1975–present) (3,501 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

recently banned for its ties to ETA. PSOE's majority meant it could pass laws without the need for consensus between all the political parties. So,

1960 in South Africa (461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

years imprisonment for incitement of black Africans to urge the repeal of pass laws. 6 – Umhlobo Wenene FM is founded. July 15 – The first Boeing 707 arrives

Democratic initiative (4,407 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

end terrorism in Turkey. "We will issue circulars in the short term, pass laws in the medium term, and make constitutional amendments in the long term

2011 Welsh devolution referendum (2,266 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

people vote 'yes' in this referendum, the Assembly will gain powers to pass laws on all subjects in the devolved areas. If most people vote 'no', then

Slum clearance in the United States (1,278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Some states, such as Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina, did not pass laws that would have allowed their communities to participate in slum clearance

Necessary and Proper Clause (1,827 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Constitution, or should Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not intrusted [sic] to the Government

Convertibility (434 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

is a major feature of a hard currency.[citation needed] Some countries pass laws restricting the legal exchange rates of their currencies or requiring

Virginia v. Black (1,080 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

has sided with the government and acknowledged its (limited) power to pass laws protecting citizens from specific types of harmful speech. On May 2, 1998

Cortney Lollar (281 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

poorest convicted people. Lollar has pushed the state of Kentucky to pass laws and acts to help parents provide better care for their children. Lollar

H.P. Hood & Sons v. Du Mond (976 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

police power does not extend to protectionism; the states may regulate and pass laws for the general public welfare, health, and safety, but not for economic

Government of Himachal Pradesh (860 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

responsibility of the speaker. The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by

Mary Thipe (850 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rights activist who took part in the 1956 Women's March against apartheid pass laws, the South African potato boycott of 1959 and the Cato Manor Beer Hall

New Zealand Parliament (4,874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was passed, finally removing the power for the British Parliament to pass laws affecting New Zealand (which was by then only with New Zealand's consent)

Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (1,211 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

little privacy for the voter. To deal with this, all states started to pass laws during the late 1800s and early 1900s that transformed polling places

1986 in New Zealand (1,389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Constitution Act is passed, ending the right of the British Parliament to pass laws on behalf of New Zealand. 16 December – Māori loan affair raised by Winston

Government of Virginia (1,897 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ordinances by what is known as the Dillon's Rule. Counties and cities may only pass laws expressly allowed by the state legislature or which are necessary to effect

Washington State Legislature (1,044 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tied vote of 9 to 9 (an absolute majority, or 10 votes, was needed to pass laws). This was due to one legislator voting against this bill because he had

Philippine Legislature (652 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

would share legislative powers, although the upper house alone would pass laws relating to the Moros and other non-Christian peoples. Two Filipino resident

1000s in England (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

England for two years. 1008 Æthelred and Archbishop Wulfstan of York pass laws for the protection of Christianity in England. 1009 New English fleet

Andorran Constitution of 1934 (115 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

established a timid division of powers by giving parliament the power to pass laws, although the monarch could veto them. Luengo, Andrés (February 3, 2006)

Nicholasville, Kentucky (1,791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

executive functions, but the proposal was defeated. Commissioners draft and pass laws and, by managing their respective departments, ensure the laws are carried

Presser v. Illinois (1,296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

claims and provides justification to state and local municipalities to pass laws that regulate guns. However, the Court stated that there is a limit upon

Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (1,171 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

seizure and confiscation of assets as well. It also obliges parties to pass laws within their own territories against these practices "punishable by appropriate

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics in Malaysia (1,224 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suspending all elections and parliament, and the government were empowered to pass laws without oversight in response to the pandemic and ongoing political instability

Fire services in the United Kingdom (6,371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Government of Wales Act 2006 gave the National Assembly for Wales powers to pass laws on "Fire and rescue services. [and] Promotion of fire safety otherwise

Constitution of Uruguay of 1830 (601 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from the departments. Members of the General Assembly were empowered to pass laws but lacked the authority to dismiss the president or his ministers or

V. P. Madhava Rao (487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bill was passed empowering members of the Mysore Legislative Assembly to pass laws. The new legislature was constituted on 6 March 1907. The Land Revenue

Global apartheid (1,531 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

whites and controlled the movement of non-whites through a system of pass laws. In the West, escalating tariff barriers [citation needed] reserved manufacturing

Coat of arms of Anguilla (854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from Anguillan freeholders over the arrangement of having Saint Kitts pass laws for both areas. Anguillans appealed to the British government in 1872

Coat of arms of Anguilla (854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from Anguillan freeholders over the arrangement of having Saint Kitts pass laws for both areas. Anguillans appealed to the British government in 1872

Government of Puducherry (870 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

responsibility of the Speaker. The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by

2008 Oklahoma elections (902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from a disease contracted while in active service. The Legislature could pass laws to carry out the exemption. Such laws could not change the amount of the

Jim Geringer (370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conservative throughout his political career. As governor, he helped pass laws that regulated class action lawsuits, reformed bankruptcy laws, toughened

Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

international treaties, and membership in international groups. It also could pass laws dealing with immigration issues, budget issues affecting the whole of

Tyler August (961 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tempore. In June 2022, Governor Tony Evers called for a special session to pass laws which would have legalized abortion in Wisconsin until viability. Abortion

Philippine Commission (817 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

would share legislative powers, although the upper house alone would pass laws relating to the Moros and other non-Christian peoples. The act also provided

Power of the purse (1,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The power of the purse has also been used to compel the U.S. states to pass laws, in cases where Congress does not have the desire or constitutional power

Oklahoma Legislature (4,561 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

maintain the militia of the state. The Oklahoma Legislature is authorized to pass laws as they are necessary for carrying into effect the Oklahoma Constitution

Ukrainian National Council (539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

who had the opportunity to appoint senior executives of state bodies to pass laws and take part in the approval of the government, which was formed on 4

British Guiana (2,983 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

retained control of the Executive Council, which had the power to veto or pass laws against the wishes of the Legislative Council. The next round of constitutional

Swedish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic (13,117 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the responsible body in a disease outbreak but without the authority to pass laws itself. In the Swedish political system, the cabinet with legislative

Aufruf der Kulturschaffenden (367 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

23 March 1933, which allowed Hitler bypass the German legislature and pass laws at will. After the death of President Paul von Hindenburg on 2 August

Government of Indonesia (1,944 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

holds most of the legislative power because it has the sole power to pass laws. The DPD acts as a supplementary body to the DPR; it can propose bills

South Carolina General Assembly (644 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elections. The main role of the South Carolina General Assembly is to pass laws "as the common good may require." In order for a bill to become law, both

Home rule (1,854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"home rule states". Local governments in home rule states are free to pass laws and ordinances as they see fit to further their operations, within the

By-law (1,733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

matters. A local council or municipal government derives its power to pass laws through a law of the national or regional government which specifies what

Congress of People's Deputies of Russia (2,295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Boris Yeltsin, and economic reforms. The Congress had the power to pass laws by majority, which must then be signed by the President (with no right

Article One of the United States Constitution (19,939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Article One grants Congress various enumerated powers and the ability to pass laws "necessary and proper" to carry out those powers. Article One also establishes

2020 South Dakota elections (504 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

recreationally consume marijuana by requiring the state legislature to pass laws providing for the sale of hemp in addition to the use of medical marijuana

Federal government of Mexico (1,786 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Spanish: Cámara de Diputados). The powers of Congress include the right to pass laws, impose taxes, declare war, approve the national budget, approve or reject

County council (2,806 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

other infrastructure within their county. They also have the power to pass laws and regulations that affect the county. County councils are typically

Anti-abortion feminism (1,709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

problem of abortion demonstrates the victimization of women by men who pass laws without women's consent. Woodhull and her sister, Tennessee Celeste Claflin

Gridlock (politics) (965 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Political situation in which governments cannot pass laws to satisfy the needs of the people

Punjab Legislative Assembly (1,344 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

responsibility of the speaker. The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by

Isle of Man (Customs) Acts (295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

finally gave the island's insular legislature, Tynwald, the power to pass laws to impose such duties without requiring any confirmation. List of acts

No Religious Test Clause (1,126 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a belief or disbelief in any religion." Neither can constitutionally pass laws or impose requirements which aid all religions as against non-believers

Soekiman Cabinet (821 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the near future. Accelerate the implementation of regional autonomy. Pass laws on the recognition of trade unions and on collective agreements. Implement

Megaphone (1,718 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

almost indistinguishable from an electric megaphone. Governments can pass laws restricting the use of electronically amplified megaphones. In the US

2016 Oklahoma State Question 777 (1,134 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that in the status quo, without SQ 777, legislators could at some point pass laws to restrict food production, thereby increasing food insecurity issues

1935 in Canada (1,741 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

America Act with modern constitution Prime Minister Bennett argues need to pass laws that courts will approve of "The trouble is [lack of] accommodation designed

Tribune (2,313 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the tribunes could preside over this assembly, which had the power to pass laws affecting only the plebeians, known as plebiscita, or plebiscites. After

Elections in Nepal (1,809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

coalition that is made up of a majority of members in the chamber and can pass laws. Source: According to Article 86 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, the

2006 Ecuadorian referendum (368 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

GDP). The oil revenues proposal would require the National Assembly to pass laws within five months that ensured that any revenues from the oil industry

Dorothy Nyembe (776 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

division in 1959 Nyembe was involved in the planning of opposition to pass laws. Pass laws would have made it required that all black citizens carry an identity

Mary Benson (campaigner) (922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Tragedy of Apartheid. Christian Action. 1958. The Badge of Slavery (The pass laws of South Africa). Christian Action. 1960. Tshekedi Khama. Faber and Faber

Dutch cabinet formation (1,901 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cabinet requires support from both chambers of the Dutch parliament to pass laws. Thus to form a stable government sufficient, and preferably majority

Dartmouth College v. Woodward (990 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was still valid because the Constitution said that a state could not pass laws to impair a contract. The fact that the government had commissioned the

1911 California Proposition 4 (1,336 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Therefore in equal suffrage we have the spectacle of women desiring to pass laws which they are physically incapable of upholding, and laws which they

Prime Minister of Ukraine (1,772 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

July 2014) Yatseniuk says collapse of Rada coalition means failure to pass laws on filling budget, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2014) Rada expresses confidence

History of slavery in Indiana (4,469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

declared that Indiana was a "Free State". He also asked the legislature to pass laws that would stop the "unlawful attempts to seize and carry into bondage

Government of Florida (2,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

before a county court. Counties and municipalities are authorized to pass laws (ordinances), levy taxes, and provide public services within their jurisdictions

History of Cape Town (2,373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

continue to use the Cape for repairs and refreshment. The vagrancy and pass laws of 1809 were repealed in 1829. Thus, the Khoikhoi, in theory, were equal

Whitehall (2,851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with Parliament being necessary to control military requirements and pass laws. The government wanted to be some distance from the monarch, and the buildings

British Empire (16,820 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

control, they could nullify British laws and Britain could no longer pass laws for them without their consent. Newfoundland reverted to colonial status

British Empire (16,820 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

control, they could nullify British laws and Britain could no longer pass laws for them without their consent. Newfoundland reverted to colonial status

Public holidays in South Africa (1,366 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to petition against pass laws. 24 September Heritage Day 1995 Recognises aspects of South African culture

Walton County, Georgia (1,606 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

commission elected from single-member districts. This legislative body can pass laws for the county and tax bills. The county chairman is elected at-large

Donald Barkly Molteno (763 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to know about Civil Rights, about the inequities and iniquities of the pass laws and influx control...; and so very much more. His knowledge and experience

Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia (507 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the President and Prime Minister, and had the authority to propose and pass laws. It was also in charged of governance and administration of Mogadishu

Roman assemblies (2,020 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was an assembly where Plebeians gathered to elect Plebeian magistrates, pass laws that applied only to Plebeians, and try judicial cases concerning Plebeians

Anna Whitehead Bodeker (1,429 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Fifteenth Amendments. In her petition Bodeker asked legislators "to pass laws as may, in the wisdom of the general assembly, be deemed sufficient and

Peacefire (534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

site is also involved in alerting the online community of efforts to pass laws restricting content to websites. Peacefire's own website is often blocked

Joshua Houston (593 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

possibility of reverting that, "The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves". When Houston died in 1863, his slaves

Indian Removal Act (2,946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and the federal government was invalid and that Southern states could pass laws extinguishing Indian title themselves. In response, the federal government

Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (1,049 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

this Court once stood firm, today it wilts." Gorsuch urged Congress to pass laws similar to Public Law 280 that would clearly define the bounds of tribal

Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain (2,266 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cast us among this nation, the Arabs, who are treating us badly. They pass laws designed to cause us distress and make us despised.... Never has there

King of Rome (2,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

king laid before them. While the Curiate Assembly did have the power to pass laws that the king had submitted, the Senate was effectively an honorable council

1998 Washington, D.C., Initiative 59 (737 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ruling, arguing the court had ignored Congress' constitutional right to pass laws protecting citizens from "dangerous and addictive narcotics." The federal

Government of the Republic of China (2,596 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

without the need for approval from the Legislature, but the Legislature can pass laws without regard for the president, as neither the president nor the premier

Rucho v. Common Cause (1,534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

distasteful and unjust, but that states and Congress have the ability to pass laws to curb excessive partisan gerrymandering. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the

Conflict of laws (3,026 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

case, and prescriptive jurisdiction, the authority of a legislature to pass laws covering certain conduct).: 57–58 Like all aspects of conflict of laws

2013 in New Zealand (2,094 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reading, with New Zealand becoming the thirteenth country worldwide to pass laws legalising same-sex marriage. 20 April – The 2013 New Zealand gallantry

Conflict of laws (3,026 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

case, and prescriptive jurisdiction, the authority of a legislature to pass laws covering certain conduct).: 57–58 Like all aspects of conflict of laws

Winston Ntshona (859 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Space Theatre in Cape Town, a play critical of the Apartheid government's pass laws of the time. Sizwe Banzi is Dead was invited to play for a one-off show

First Yatsenyuk government (1,796 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

July 2014) Yatseniuk says collapse of Rada coalition means failure to pass laws on filling budget, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2014) (in Ukrainian) On Thursday

Pashtun culture (2,194 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

circle and make decisions for the tribe. The Jirgas or tribal councils pass laws, resolves conflicts, deal with the government, murder cases, rewards fines

Constitution of Syria (1,604 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stipulates that the President has powers to bypass the People's Assembly to pass laws Article 103 entrusts the President with the power to declare or repeal

Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas (2,774 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Turks and Caicos) to pass laws legalizing it. The territories are also bound by the European Convention on Human Rights to pass laws legalizing some form

Coors Brewing Company (2,093 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

practices. One tactic employed by the unions was a push for states to pass laws banning the sale of unpasteurized canned and bottled beer. Because Coors

1933 German League of Nations withdrawal referendum (1,076 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

wanted the Reichstag to pass an "enabling act" to allow his government to pass laws directly, without the support of the Reichstag. Lacking the two-thirds

Clarence Makwetu (1,152 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

liberation when he joined the 1952 Defiance campaign, an anti-apartheid pass laws campaign organised by the African National Congress. In 1954, he had joined

William Findlay (governor) (963 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

are repugnant to those of justice." He also asked state legislators to pass laws to severely punish slave catchers who attempted to capture Africans in

Welsh law (1,864 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inaugural meeting was planned for November 2021. The Senedd is able to pass laws in any area which is not explicitly reserved by Westminster, subject to

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (1,824 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Your Rights! Political advocacy centers around pressuring lawmakers to pass laws "that promote and protect the human and civil rights of immigrants." Milkman

Politics of Tokelau (974 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

New Zealand Parliament in 1996, granted the General Fono the ability to pass laws which helped maintain "the peace, order, and good government of Tokelau"

Government of New York City (3,288 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Estimate, a unique legislative-executive hybrid. Although it could not pass laws, it shared authority for the city budget with the council and controlled

Israel–Poland relations (2,273 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

victims, for the pride of our people, and we won’t allow any parliament to pass laws whose goal is to deny the Holocaust.” The proposed law would nevertheless

Data breach (3,747 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Solutions data breach, legislatures around the United States began to pass laws requiring notification about breaches when an individual's data was compromised

Moonshine (3,786 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

example, the New Hampshire state legislature has tried repeatedly to pass laws allowing unlicensed home distillation of small batches. In 2023, Ohio

History of Delaware (3,459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Counties. In 1704, members of the two regions mutually agreed to meet and pass laws separately from then on. The Lower Counties did continue to share a governor

Chelyabinsk Oblast (2,705 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

regional parliament and exercises legislative authority, with the power to pass laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and oversee their implementation and

Charcoal (4,698 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

300 °F) with a forced air blower forge. In the 16th century, England had to pass laws to prevent the country from becoming completely denuded of trees due to

John T. Raulston (507 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

he had modified his views and no longer believed that the state should pass laws limiting the right to teach science to students when doing so didn't harm

Parliament of the Cook Islands (2,026 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the "peace, order, and good government" of the islands, but could not pass laws repugnant to the laws of New Zealand, appropriate revenue, impose import

Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) (751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

parliament include – Legislative responsibility, as MPs are required pass laws. Oversight responsibility, as MPs are required to hold the executive government

Anti-abortion movements (2,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to contraception and abortion. He successfully got the US congress to pass laws later known as the Comstock laws that included provisions that made it

Constitution of New Zealand (6,167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of legal independence. Under the Act, the New Zealand Parliament could pass laws inconsistent with British statutes or the common law, so long as the Imperial

Folketing (3,092 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

has had an absolute majority in the Folketing since 1903, in order to pass laws, the prime minister must form alliances with parties outside his or her

Cook Islands (5,812 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

New Zealand. Under the Cook Islands constitution, New Zealand cannot pass laws for the Cook Islands. Rarotonga has its own foreign service and diplomatic

Florida land boom of the 1920s (1,874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

commodities to enter or move within the state. Also in 1925, Florida began to pass laws further regulating real estate; with salesmen being required to have licenses

Sam Rayburn (6,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was admitted to the bar in 1908. As a representative, Rayburn helped pass laws that made textbooks more widely available to Texas schoolchildren, established

Government of Kerala (2,789 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

responsibility of the speaker. The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by

Music Modernization Act (1,937 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

under federal copyright law, leaving them up to the individual states to pass laws for recording protection. This had created a complex series of laws that

College Station, Texas (4,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

council-manager form of government. Voters elect the members of a city council, who pass laws and make policy. The council hires a professional city manager who is

1653 (2,607 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Barebone, opens its session in London with elected representatives to pass laws for the Commonwealth of England. July 8 – John Thurloe becomes Cromwell's

Oregon Citizens Alliance (1,204 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

March 24, 1994. p. 4C. Retrieved June 2, 2019. "6 Oregon Cities, 1 County Pass Laws Against Gay Rights". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1993. p. A30

Namaland (742 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

non-white people employed in the Police Zone became migrant workers, and pass laws were established to police movement in and out of the bantustans. The

North Rhine-Westphalia (5,616 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

governments. The state's legislative body is the Landtag ("state diet"). It may pass laws within the competency of the state, e.g. cultural matters, the education

William Hooper (1,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Assembly in 1773, where he became an opponent to colonial attempts to pass laws that would regulate the provincial courts. This in turn helped to sour

First Amendment to the United States Constitution (26,043 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion to another

Federal preemption (3,096 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

national safety standards. Congressional intent may be to allow States to pass laws that will "establish greater safety than the minimum safety achieved by

1933 Iraqi parliamentary election (772 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

politics. The government would rely on their support to stay in power and pass laws. However, there were no guarantees that these candidates would stay loyal

Religious Freedom Restoration Act (2,690 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Exercise Clause of the First Amendment states that Congress shall not pass laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion. In the 1960s, the Supreme Court

Rachael Thomas (2,474 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

anti-abortion Campaign Life Coalition indicating that she would work to pass laws banning abortion if elected. Later, the Lethbridge Herald reported that

Leslie Frost (1,575 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

budget for Ontario was $250 million. The Frost government was the first to pass laws providing penalties for racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination on private

Karl von Stürgkh (416 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to indefinitely adjourn the convenings of the Imperial Council and to pass laws by emergency decrees. This de facto elimination of the legislature turned

Lowell mills (1,414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Association, which joined forces with other Massachusetts laborers to pass laws aimed at improving working conditions in the state, which the mills simply

Gewogs of Bhutan (1,886 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

gewog administration and all other local governments are prohibited to pass laws. The gewog administration has jurisdiction over roads, buildings (including

Punggol Field murder (3,582 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the cane. The case of Tay's killing had also prompted the government to pass laws to facilitate the collection of TraceTogether data for the purpose of

Joseph Rainey (2,424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

century. White Democrats used their dominance of the state legislature to pass laws for segregation, Jim Crow and making voter registration more difficult

Eidsivating (362 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the various districts in each region met to award legal judgments and pass laws (Eidsivatingloven). Later, during the time of St. Olav, the court was

Match (4,559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the use of white phosphorus in matches. This required each country to pass laws prohibiting the use of white phosphorus in matches. The United Kingdom

Political positions of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primary candidates (539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

life and opposes abortion. He believes the states should be allowed to pass laws governing abortion. The ABI rating is a rating given by an organization

Khayelitsha (4,017 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

people from settling in the outskirts of Cape Town. After the scrapping of pass laws in 1987 many black people, mainly Xhosas, moved into areas around Cape

The Transparent Society (758 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

negotiating the tradeoffs between knowing and privacy. It will be tempting to pass laws that restrict the power of surveillance to authorities, entrusting them

Frostating (707 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the various districts in each region met to award legal judgments and pass laws. The first seeds of democratic evolution appeared in matters of law. The

State-corporate crime (1,262 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

power. Snider (1999) notes that capitalist states are often reluctant to pass laws to regulate large corporations, because this might threaten profitability