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The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 41
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 40Federalist No. 42Federalist No. 41 General View of the Powers Conferred by The Constitution To the People of the State of…Littleton, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Littleton, Sir Thomas, 1422?–1481, English jurist. He became a sergeant-at-law, i.e., a barrister, in the Court of Common Pleas in 1453 and a judge in 1466. He is best known for his…Home Owners' Loan Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), former U.S. government agency established in 1933 to help stabilize real estate that had depreciated during the depression and to refinance the…Jesuit Estates Act
(Encyclopedia) Jesuit Estates ActJesuit Estates Actjĕzhˈəwĭt, jĕzˈ– [key], law adopted in 1888 by the Quebec legislature, partly to indemnify the Society of Jesus for Jesuit property confiscated by…Muldoon, Sir Robert David
(Encyclopedia) Muldoon, Sir Robert David, 1921–92, New Zealand political leader, prime minister (1975–84). Originally a public accountant, he entered parliament in 1960 as a member of the…Nordhaus, William Dabney
(Encyclopedia) Nordhaus, William Dabney, 1941–, American economist, b. Albuquerque, N.Mex., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. A professor at Yale since 1967, he has focused on the…Rivera, Julio Adalberto
(Encyclopedia) Rivera, Julio AdalbertoRivera, Julio Adalbertoh&oomacr;ˈlyō ädälbārˈtō [key]Rivera, Julio Adalberto rēvāˈrä [key], 1921–73, president of El Salvador (1962–67). An army lieutenant…Pigou, Arthur Cecil
(Encyclopedia) Pigou, Arthur CecilPigou, Arthur Cecilpĭˈg&oomacr; [key], 1877–1959, British economist, grad. King's College, Cambridge. He was a lecturer at University College, London, and at…American Library Association
(Encyclopedia) American Library Association, founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. As the major…Fauquier, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Fauquier, FrancisFauquier, Francisfôkērˈ [key], c.1704–1768, acting royal governor of Virginia (1758–68). He came to the colony as lieutenant governor in 1758, and in the absence of…Trending
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