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mise à jour avec succès 30 avr. 2023
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Adoption of the graduated income taxThe Omaha Platform was the party program adopted at the formative convention of the Populist (or People's) Party held in Omaha, NebraskaFederal deposit insurance became effective on January 1, 1934, providing depositors with $2,500 in coverage, and by any measure it was an immediate success in restoring public confidence and stability to the banking system. Only nine banks failed in 1934, compared to more than 9,000 in the preceding four years.Adoption of the secret ballot in America started with Massachusetts and ended with South CarolinaThe Legislature of 1913 then passed House Bill 653 that provided for the operation of the initiative and referendum.
23 states allow for citizens to initiate popular referendums, and one territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands. The popular referendum was first introduced in the United States by South Dakota in 1898, and first used in 1906 in Oregon, two years after the first initiative was used in 1904, also in Oregon22nd Amendment was ratified, limiting the number of terms served by the President.Overrides the previous Constitution's provisions on the election of senators, changing it so that they are elected directly by the voting public during elections. Amendment 17 – “Direct Election of Senators” Amendment Seventeen to the Constitution was ratified on April 8, 1913.Immigration Act of 1924. An Act to limit the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States, and for other purposes.Public Ownership of Railroads, Telephone, and Telegraph
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