The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 147
... federal statutes fall into five general categories . On the high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction , the Coast Guard is charged with ( 1 ) enforcing or assisting in enforcing all applicable federal laws ; ( 2 ) ...
... federal statutes fall into five general categories . On the high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction , the Coast Guard is charged with ( 1 ) enforcing or assisting in enforcing all applicable federal laws ; ( 2 ) ...
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... federal ratio " -an enumeration of the free population plus three fifths of the slaves . It was agreed that the same ratio would apply for determining state taxation , and the House was given the prerogative of introducing all money ...
... federal ratio " -an enumeration of the free population plus three fifths of the slaves . It was agreed that the same ratio would apply for determining state taxation , and the House was given the prerogative of introducing all money ...
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... FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS In the United States , and in fact in all countries having the federal form of government , there are two bodies of constitutional lawnamely , that which is national in scope and that which is local , the former ...
... FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS In the United States , and in fact in all countries having the federal form of government , there are two bodies of constitutional lawnamely , that which is national in scope and that which is local , the former ...
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