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This is a unique collection of U.S. Government legal documents that shaped and built the American democracy. From the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1968, this collection contains 40 most important acts and decisions which forged the legal system and democratic principles of USA:Declaration of Independence (1776)U.S. Constitution (1787)Bill of Rights (1791)Amendments (1792-1991)The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)Marbury v. Madison (1803)The Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)Treaty of Ghent (1814)Monroe Doctrine (1823)Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)Emancipation Proclamation (1863)Gettysburg Address (1863)The Civil Rights Act of 1866Treaty of Fort Laramie/Sioux Treaty (1868)The Enforcement Act of 1870The Second Enforcement Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871)Civil Rights Act of 1875Interstate Commerce Act (1887)Dawes Act (1887)Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916)President Woodrow Wilson''s 14 Point Program (1918)National Industrial Recovery Act (1933)Social Security Act (1935)Lend-Lease Act (1941)Brown v. Board of Education (1954)Civil Rights Act of 1957Civil Rights Act of 1960Establishment of the Peace Corps (1961)Test Ban Treaty (1963)Equal Pay Act of 1963Civil Rights Act of 1964Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964)Voting Rights Act (1965)Loving v. Virginia (1967)Civil Rights Act of 1968Rehabilitation Act of 1973Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

This collection incorporates the crucial democratic principles on which our identity as Americans is based. From the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1968, this edition contains 40 most important decisions and acts that shaped the legal system and democracy of the USA.Table of Contents:Declaration of Independence (1776)U.S. Constitution (1787)Bill of Rights (1791)Amendments (1792-1991)The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)Marbury vs Madison (1803)The Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)Treaty of Ghent (1814)Monroe Doctrine (1823)Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)Emancipation Proclamation (1863)Gettysburg Address (1863)The Civil Rights Act of 1866Treaty of Fort Laramie/Sioux Treaty (1868)The Enforcement Act of 1870The Second Enforcement Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871)Civil Rights Act of 1875Interstate Commerce Act (1887)Dawes Act (1887)Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916)President Woodrow Wilson''s 14 Point Program (1918)National Industrial Recovery Act (1933)Social Security Act (1935)Lend-Lease Act (1941)Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)Civil Rights Act of 1957Civil Rights Act of 1960Establishment of the Peace Corps (1961)Test Ban Treaty (1963)Equal Pay Act of 1963Civil Rights Act of 1964Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964)Voting Rights Act (1965)Loving v. Virginia (1967)Civil Rights Act of 1968Rehabilitation Act of 1973Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

President Donald Trump signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2017, the first comprehensive NASA authorization act passed in seven years by Congress, authorizing $19.5 billion in funding for deep space exploration and human travel to Mars by 2030. NASA will lead our nation and our world on a journey to Mars. Like the Apollo Program, they will embark on this journey for all humanity. Mars is the horizon goal for pioneering space; it is the next tangible frontier for expanding human presence. Mars have found valuable resources for sustaining human pioneers, such as water ice just below the surface. Mars had conditions suitable for life, but will it our new home?"Table of Contents: Basic Facts About MarsJourney to Mars - IntroductionJourney to Mars - Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration:Our GoalOur Approach: Pioneering PrinciplesThree Phases on Our Journey to MarsOur Strategy for the Journey to MarsOur Progress and Plans on the Journey to MarsPioneering ChallengesGovernment''s Authorization of the Plan - An Act to Authorize the Programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for Other Purposes

Since the beginning of his presidential term president Donald Trump is faced with constant criticism for his business projects in Russia and his connections with the Russian authorities. On June 12th 2017 US Congressman Brad Sherman submitted the Resolution for Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. This book presents the latest investigation results, declassified documents, transcripts and reports of various US security agencies and other actors involved in the investigation of the Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Elections and the connection of the American president with the Russian Government. This book will provide all necessary information on the event that can easily turn out to be the biggest political scandal in the modern American history.Contents:Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and PracticeEfforts to Impeach Donald TrumpRussian Interference in the 2016 United States ElectionsDocuments Related to Russian InterferenceExecutive Order - Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled ActivitiesRussian Cyber Activity – The Grizzly Steppe ReportAssessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US ElectionsJoint Statement on Committee Inquiry into Russian Intelligence ActivitiesNational Security Agency Report Documents & Transcripts Related to Impeachment Attempt Dismissal of James ComeyJames Comey FBI Farewell LetterRepresentative Al Green Calls for Trump ImpeachmentJason Chaffetz Letter to FBI Over Comey MemoAppointment of Special Counsel to Investigate Russian Interference With the 2016 Presidential Election and Related Matters Comey Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceImpeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors

North Korea is a country of paradoxes and contradictions. Although it remains an economic basket case that cannot feed and clothe its own people, it nevertheless possesses one of the world''s largest armed forces. Whether measured in terms of the total number of personnel in uniform, numbers of special operations soldiers, the size of its submarine fleet, quantity of ballistic missiles in its arsenal, or its substantial weapons of mass destruction programs, Pyongyang is a major military power.Content:North Korea''s Military ThreatConventional Forces Unconventional Forces Overall Conclusions The North Korean Ballistic Missile ProgramDPRK National Strategy and Motivations Historical Background of DPRK Missile Development Institutional Setting Conclusion U.S. Government Policy Toward North KoreaCountering the North Korean Threat (New Steps in U.S. Policy)Pressuring North Korea (Evaluating Options)President Donald Trump on Current Crisis on the Korean PeninsulaA Message to the Congress of the United States on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North KoreaContinuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North KoreaStatement from the President on North Korea''s Second ICBM LaunchStatement by President Donald J. Trump on North KoreaAbout the Authors

James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment. Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the English Bill of Rights, the writings of the Enlightenment, and the rights defined in the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights contains rights that many today consider to be fundamental to America.The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America''s first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun.Contents:The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United StatesConstitutional Amendment ProcessMeasures Proposed to Amend the ConstitutionCongress Creates the Bill of RightsConstitutionAmendmentsBiographies of the Founding Fathers

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." — Preamble to the ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America''s first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun.James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment. Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the English Bill of Rights, the writings of the Enlightenment, and the rights defined in the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights contains rights that many today consider to be fundamental to America.Contents:The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United StatesConstitutional Amendment ProcessMeasures Proposed to Amend the ConstitutionCongress Creates the Bill of RightsConstitutionAmendmentsBiographies of the Founding Fathers