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It probably cannot be known with any certainty, but since the first settlers arrived and settled in both present day Massechussetts and Virginia, it can be safely assumed that they brought the "rule of law" with them in their society and abided by those laws even before the US become a nation.
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What plan in which California entered the US as a free state and the fugitive state law was passed?
The Compromise of 1850
What was the name of local and state law passed to take away African American rights in the south?
Local and state laws that were passed to take away African-American rights, in the South, were referred to as Jim Crow laws. There were dozens of these laws passed in the 1950s and 1960s.
When was the first Childrens Act passed in the US?
The first Adoption of Children Act was passed in the US state of Massachusetts in 1851. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed the Senate in June 18, 1975.
What state passed a law limiting workday?
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois and Maryland were among the first states to do so. The movement started in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
What was the most important domestic law of Wilson's administration passed during the first term was?
federal reserve act
What state was first to pass a copyright statute?
Connecticut passed the first state copyright law in 1783.
When was the first accountancy law passed?
In 1896 New York State passed the first accountancy law, which required testing the qualifications of those who wished to practice as public accountants.
According to the lesson what state passed the first immigration law in 1862?
California
Which state first passed a law certifying public accountants?
In 1896, with the support of several accounting organizations, the state of New York passed a law restricting the title certified public accountant (CPA)
Which state passed the first law providing for popular election of delegates to the national convention?
Wisconsin
Obra 1990 is a law passed by the?
What does the law state?
What is the difference between federal laws and state laws?
State laws are passed by the individual state legislatures, federal law is passed by the US Congress.
What was the first law passed the limit immigration?
what was th first law passed to limit Immigration?
What state passed the first law providing for the popular election of delegates to the national election?
west Virginia
Were all slaves unable to read?
There was a law passed were slaves were not allowed to read. Who passed the law and when and what did it state.
The first effective state law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was passed by?
That state is Maine in 1851. The ban was repealed in 1856.
When was fugitive slave law passed?
the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.
