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(Encyclopedia) relocation center, in U.S. history, camp in which Japanese and Japanese-Americans were interned during World War II. Fearing a Japanese invasion, the military leaders, under authority…Government by the People | American Government: The Enduring Constitution
The Enduring Constitution: Government by the People When the Constitution was written, only white male property owners (about 10 to 16 percent of the nation's population) had the…Danegeld
(Encyclopedia) DanegeldDanegelddānˈgĕldˌ [key], medieval land tax originally raised to buy off raiding Danes and later used for military expenditures. In England the tribute was first levied in 868,…Loménie de Brienne, Étienne Charles
(Encyclopedia) Loménie de Brienne, Étienne CharlesLoménie de Brienne, Étienne Charlesātyĕnˈ shärl lōmānēˈ də brēĕnˈ [key], 1727–94, French statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was…farming, in taxation
(Encyclopedia) farming, in the history of taxation, collection of taxes through private contractors. Usually, the tax farmer paid a lump sum to the public treasury; the difference between that sum…McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Opinion
This Supreme Court Case addressed the issue of Federal power and commerce. In the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall handed down one of his most…Proceedings of the Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Speech of Matilda Joslyn Gage
Address of Susan B. Anthony Judge Hunt, and The Rig... Speech of Matilda Joslyn Gage THE UNITED STATES ON TRIAL; not SUSAN B. ANTHONY. In Canandaigua and 16…June 2016: Philadelphia Passes A Soda Tax
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of June 2016.…The Supreme Court: Taxes on Employee's Tip Income
Taxes on Employee's Tip Income The Supreme Court Taxing the Populace Taxes on Employee's Tip Income Gambling Taxes Collected at Native American Reservations Sales Taxes on Mail Orders A…Proceedings of the Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Address of Susan B. Anthony
Indictment Against Beverly W.... Speech of Matilda Joslyn Gage Address of Susan B. Anthony Delivered in twenty-nine of the Post Office Districts of Monroe, and twenty-one of…