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Was passed in Congress in the late 1800s and allowed Indians with white blood to sell their land (they previously hadn't been allowed to under the Dawes Act). "Race experts" came to Native American lands and told many people that they had white blood, even if they didn't. They then duped them into selling their best land.Type your answer here...
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Provision attached to an important bill?
A Rider
Was david wilmot the congressman who proposed a rider to an appropriations bill that would stop the spread of slavery into areas of land acquired as a result of war Mexico?
Yes he did. Because of his proposal things heated up in Congress over slavery. He was very much apposed to slavery and dishearted with Congress over this he left.
What is it called when an amendment has little or no relevance to the bill to which it is attached?
Rider
Term when a politician add his own bill to one that is supposed to be passed?
A rider?
Why might a special-interest group work hard to get a rider attached to a bill?
So the president can reand and sign it to be a bill
What term describes a legislative bill containing many miscellaneous provisions and appropriations?
A bill containing many miscellaneous provisions and appropriations is called an omnibus bill.
A bill setting the funds that an agency can spend is called?
An appropriations bill.
When passed by Congress what becomes a law that authorizes spending for a particular activity?
appropriations bill
The actual passage of a bill setting the funds that an agency can spend is called a?
An appropriations bill.
What type of bill must attach itself to a larger bill in order to get passed?
A rider bill
How did the Spanish react to the Platt amendment when it was passed in 1901?
Platt Amendment, rider appended to the U.S. Army appropriations bill of March 1901, stipulating the conditions for withdrawal of U.S. troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War.
Provision attached to an important bill?
A Rider
A temporary law that congress passes when an appropriations bill has not been decided by the beginning of the fiscal year is?
A temporary law that Congress passes when an appropriations bill has not been decided by the beginning of the fiscal year is a continuing resolution.
What acts provided interest free loans to mohair producers?
the 1999 Omnibus Appropriations bill and the 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill made interest free loans available to mohair producers once again.
When did Bill Longley - speedway rider - die?
Bill Longley - speedway rider - died on 2005-04-29.
When was Bill Longley - speedway rider - born?
Bill Longley - speedway rider - was born on 1911-11-11.
Which provision adds an unpopular provision to a popular bill that is likely to be passed?
A rider is a provision that is added to a popular bill. Usually the rider is for a provision that on its own would not pass.
