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... period 1820 to the present , a total of well over 50 million came to these shores . Foreign stock ( immigrants and their children ) numbered about 33.5 million when the 1970 census was taken . In marked contrast with the last century ...
... period 1820 to the present , a total of well over 50 million came to these shores . Foreign stock ( immigrants and their children ) numbered about 33.5 million when the 1970 census was taken . In marked contrast with the last century ...
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... period . At various times in the history of the country , proposals have been made to permit members of the Cabinet to speak on the floor of either house of Congress and answer questions . The act of Congress creating the Treasury ...
... period . At various times in the history of the country , proposals have been made to permit members of the Cabinet to speak on the floor of either house of Congress and answer questions . The act of Congress creating the Treasury ...
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... Period The Supreme Court always has had its critics , but never more than in recent decades . The collapse of the economy in 1929 provoked the most serious challenge to judicial supremacy and ended the century - long trend begun with ...
... Period The Supreme Court always has had its critics , but never more than in recent decades . The collapse of the economy in 1929 provoked the most serious challenge to judicial supremacy and ended the century - long trend begun with ...
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