The laws that shaped America : fifteen acts of Congress and their lasting impact / Dennis W. Johnson.
2009
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The laws that shaped America : fifteen acts of Congress and their lasting impact / Dennis W. Johnson.
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New York : Routledge, 2009.
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xiv, 530 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Westward expansion : the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and the Louisiana Purchase ratification of 1803
Slavery and the territories : Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
The promise of land : the Homestead Act of 1862 and the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862
Women's right to vote : the Nineteenth Amendment of 1919
Protecting the working family : the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
The grand contract : the Social Security Act of 1935
The promise to America's veterans : the GI Bill of 1944
The recovery of western Europe : the Marshall Plan of 1948
Ribbons of highway : the Interstate Highway Act of 1956
Assuring equality, guaranteeing democracy : the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Medical care for the elderly and poor : the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965
Protecting the environment : the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
The laws that shaped America.
Slavery and the territories : Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
The promise of land : the Homestead Act of 1862 and the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862
Women's right to vote : the Nineteenth Amendment of 1919
Protecting the working family : the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
The grand contract : the Social Security Act of 1935
The promise to America's veterans : the GI Bill of 1944
The recovery of western Europe : the Marshall Plan of 1948
Ribbons of highway : the Interstate Highway Act of 1956
Assuring equality, guaranteeing democracy : the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Medical care for the elderly and poor : the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965
Protecting the environment : the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
The laws that shaped America.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-508) and index.
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KF352 .J64 2009
Language
English
ISBN
9780415999724 hardback alkaline paper
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9780203877586 ebook
0415999723 hardback alkaline paper
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0203877586 ebook
9780415999731 paperback alkaline paper
9780203877586 ebook
0415999723 hardback alkaline paper
0415999731 paperback alkaline paper
0203877586 ebook
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