The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... rule requires that a motion to invoke cloture be supported by a petition signed by 16 senators before it can be considered ; the motion's fate is decided two days later . An af- firmative vote of three fifths of the total Senate ...
... rule requires that a motion to invoke cloture be supported by a petition signed by 16 senators before it can be considered ; the motion's fate is decided two days later . An af- firmative vote of three fifths of the total Senate ...
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... rule , gradually modifying law and society . Neither country was ever fully assimilated into European civilization , but no other substantial European possessions were more affected by colonialism . The same general tendency occurred in ...
... rule , gradually modifying law and society . Neither country was ever fully assimilated into European civilization , but no other substantial European possessions were more affected by colonialism . The same general tendency occurred in ...
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... rule con- flicted with a common law rule , the equity rule prevailed . THE MERGER OF LAW AND EQUITY This solution was neither wholly satisfactory nor permanent . It made little sense to have two sets of courts administering two separate ...
... rule con- flicted with a common law rule , the equity rule prevailed . THE MERGER OF LAW AND EQUITY This solution was neither wholly satisfactory nor permanent . It made little sense to have two sets of courts administering two separate ...
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