mommy told congress to pass the law or they would get a time out
The first Earth Day inspired the U.S. Congress to pass several environmental acts into law. What three well-known acts did Congress Pass?
The goal was to pressure the government to desegregate the armed forces & provide fair working opportunities for African Americans.
The Homestead Act
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Many people were against it. Southern Democrats and republicans were fighting against the act and it took LBJ all his skill to pass it.
It made president Lyndon Johnson make congress pass a new and stronger legislation to ensure the voting rights of African Americans
Congress moved quickly to pass the Bill of Rights because during the debate on the Constitution, many of the states had insisted that the bill of rights be added and this became one of the first tasks of the new Congress. They also moved quickly because the Bill Of Rights aims to protect people against abuses by the federal government and they wanted the Americans to know that. You got this out of a text book?
1972
President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination in public facilities, employment, and schools. He believed that this legislation was necessary to ensure equal rights and opportunities for all Americans, regardless of their race or ethnicity.
1965 for your information.
judicial review
Originally Congress passed the first amendments to the Constitution (i.e. the Bill of Rights) because of promises made during the ratification of the Constitution by the states. Several state ratification conventions only voted to approve the constitution on the condition that the new Congress would take up a Bill of Rights as its first action in order to ensure that American rights were protected.
voting rights act
To put pressure on Congress to pass a civil rights bill.
The Civil Rights Movement was a movement by the people, not a law to be passed by congress. A result of the Civil Rights Movement was the consideration of many bills passed by congress into law. Among them were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
GI bill of rights
an "Economic Bill of Rights."