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In 1980, a small group of parents personally affected by drunk driving formed the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Over the past four decades, they have grown in number and have lobbied on state and local levels promoting legislation such as stricter limits on blood alcohol levels for drivers. MADD is an example of which of the following?
The National Education Association (NEA) is an organization of teachers, administrators, and other educators who work together to advance the interests and impact of public education. One of the NEA's goals is to support public education by ending government funding of voucher programs that promote school privatization. Vouchers give parents financial incentives to send their children to private schools rather than having children attend local public schools. Which of the following strategies would be the most effective way to achieve the NEA's goal of furthering the interest of public education?
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) urges its members to take action in support of what they term "animal friendly" legislation through their website. In addition to providing information about important issues that legislators may vote on, the nonprofit organization also describes the best ways to contact a legislator and tips on how best to interact with lawmakers. Which of the following is being illustrated in the scenario?
Spain: Supreme Court + competent judices
Germany: Supreme Court + competent judices
France: domain of the law / domain of regulation
Why did everyone assume that Monroe would not run for a third term during the 1824 election?
How much larger was the voter turnout in 1828 compared to 1824?
After the Federalist party collapsed in 1820, what party was left?
How many other politicians challenged Adams's candidacy?
T/F: Much of Adams's program was adopted years later.
1600: EIC was given a royal charter but it was a ...The company stablished trading posts on thecoastline. It traded in ....and was very profitable. First , it dealt with the ... whichcontrolled most of the subcontinent
1835 - ...: named after his famous proposal to promote the English language. In 1835, he proposed that English be taught instead of Arabic, Sanskrit, and Persian in colonial schools in India.
The Clemency of Canning’, Punch, October 23, 1857 - the image to show that British rule was too..., unaware of Indian elite’s disloyalty
When was the period of England as a crown colony?
The Battle of Plassey established British supremacy, as the British EIC under Robert Clive defeated the ...
When did British EIC gain the right to collect taxes (diwani) in Northern India?
Examples of cultural and social reforms: 1829:... is prohibited(an obsolete Hindu practice of widows burning themselves alive) ....Act:– English replaced ...as the official ....language– Withdrawal of funding to....1850: ...: removed laws against Hindus converting to another religion, ie expansion of Christianism (converts given the right to inheritance)
The second period of the EIC rule was characterised by attempts at reforming the Indian society. It included ...
The heyday of British imperialism: late of 19th - early 20th century. High imperialism, Africa, the Middle East. After the end of the first world war in 1919 the empire was at ...