At Teapot Dome, there was a naval oil reserve set aside by the Taft Administration to provide naval ships with fuel in case of a national emergency. ... By the time he was finished leasing the navy's reserves, Fall had given his two benefactors reserves, which were each estimated to be worth $100,000,000, and he had collected from them $409,000 in cash and bonds. ... Over the past decade, Enron has given five million dollars to federal candidates. ... Enron received special exemptions from federal regulations that allowed it to practice questionable activities that have now bankrupt the c...

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(Gusmorino) This fire was fanned by President Coolidge who lowered the federal tax rates of the wealthy. ... It reduced federal income and inheritance taxes dramatically on the richest one percent.... (McElvaine57) In the Collidge administration money and credit were available to industries for investment thanks to pressure on the Federal Reserve Board to keep the discount rate low. In 1927 the Federal Reserve Board's decision to lower rates one half point to 3.5% which it said was needed to stabilize the pound actually meant more money at home for stock speculation.(McElvaine44) T...

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It was also under Roosevelt that conservation became a federal policy. ... It constituted a federal agency to manage the quality and labeling of foods and drugs. ... Wilson also called for the Federal Reserve Act. ... It allowed the bank to manipulate interest and discount rates in addition to use the Federal Reserve Notes and Federal Bank Notes. Wilson also pursued the Federal Trade Commission Act. ...

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Roosevelt threatened to take over the mines with federal troops. ... Under his administration, the Forest Reserve Act of 1881 was passed which called for 150 million acres to be set aside as a natural reserve. ...

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So Nixon froze wages and prices, cut federal spending, and announced that the United States would not convert foreign-held dollars to gold. ... Inflation and unemployment rose again and Nixon went to the US energy reserves, hoping to end its use of foreign oil. Nixon supported both conservationists and the development of at federal expense of a supersonic transport plane, which he thought would maintain Americas dominance in space exploration. ... On September 8, Ford granted him a pardon for any federal crimes he committed while he was president. ...

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Democracy is a government system where all the citizens of a country have an equal say in government decisions that affects their lives. It supports their freedoms, rights and the ability for a person to have political willpower. Although democracy has either one person or small group of people lead...

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In May 1814 Jackson was made a major general in the regular (federal) army. ... Following the lead of the pet banks, wildcat banks issued notes of their own that were backed up by insufficient specie reserves. ...

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