British Monarch
passed laws forbidding people to leave the country
Twenty states passed laws that made segregation illegal in 1890.
mayflower compact
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (est. 1629) began as a Chartered Colony under the control of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Started as a refuge for Puritans by John Winthrop and other influential Puritan Businessmen, the colony eventually grew into present-day Boston. In 1691 the Company lost control of the Colony and it was written a new Royal Charter under the direct control of King William and Queen Mary, thus becoming a Royal Colony.
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No. Special laws are passed concerning schools.
First, in 1636 the colony that became Rhode Island passed a series of laws that prohibited religious persecution including against non-Trinitarians. Then, April 21, 1649, The Maryland Colony passed The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. So, in effect, whether you believed in the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) or not, you were protected. The British Act of Toleration of 1689, the Holy Experiment in Pennsylvania, and laws concerning religion in other colonies such as South Carolina, followed these early laws.
passed laws forbidding people to leave the country
They are Federal Laws, all of which are made by Congress and passed by vote of your elected officials.
Twenty states passed laws that made segregation illegal in 1890.
South Caroline has passed no laws concerning Electronic Cigarettes.
mayflower compact
Massachusetts was governed by a royal charter. The land of the colony was granted by the king of England. It was to be governed according to English law.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (est. 1629) began as a Chartered Colony under the control of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Started as a refuge for Puritans by John Winthrop and other influential Puritan Businessmen, the colony eventually grew into present-day Boston. In 1691 the Company lost control of the Colony and it was written a new Royal Charter under the direct control of King William and Queen Mary, thus becoming a Royal Colony.
In the United States, Congress has the power to enact new laws concerning intellectual property and to amend existing legislation.
No laws have passed in Iowa concerning same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage is legal in Iowa pursuant to an order by the Iowa State Supreme Court dated April 3, 2009.
None; she had no power to make laws, although she (and subsequent monarchs) had the ceremonial power of final agreement to laws passed by Parliament (The Royal Assent).