University of Washington
University of Washington: Immigrant Rights Protests Spring 2006
Overview of the 2006 immigrant rights protests in response to a draconian immigration restriction bill that had passed the House of Representatives.
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Tribal Court Clearinghouse: Text of Indian Civil Rights Act
A summary of the Indian Civil Rights Act, passed in 1968. Tells what the act is, what individual rights are protected by the act, and how the act differs from the Bill of Rights.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Us Senate Facts
Detailed facts and information on the United States Senate, a part of Congress that has the power to pass, amend and repeal bills that are made into the law of the land.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ireland, 1641 1892
A map of Ireland from the Irish Rebellion of 1641 to prior to the Irish Government Bill (Second Home Rule Bill) passed by the House of Commons in 1893. The map shows the four provinces of Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster, the...
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Photo
This personal site provides a job description of the three-hundred women who volunteered "in response to General Pershing's emergency call for bilingual long-distance operators." Discusses the passing of the 1978 bill which made these...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: England and Wales, 1832
A map of England & Wales, subtitled "Parliamentary Representation in 1832 Before The Reform Bill." The Reform Act made wide-ranging changes in the electoral system in the United Kingdom due, in part, to the growth of large and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The United States, September, 1850
A map of the United States at the time of the passing of the Compromise of 1850 (September, 1850). This compromise was a series of bills attempting to resolve territorial and slavery issues raised by the Missouri Compromise (1820) and...