National Energy Act

Examples of National Energy Act in the following topics:

• Domestic Policies

  • Carter told Americans that the energy crisis was "a clear and present danger to our nation" and "the moral equivalent of war," and he drew out a plan he thought would address it.
  • In 1977, Carter convinced the Democratic Congress to create the United States Department of Energy (DoE) with the goal of conserving energy.
  • As reaction to the energy crisis and growing concerns over air pollution, Carter also signed the National Energy Act (NEA) and the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA).
  • The purpose of these watershed laws was to encourage energy conservation and the development of national energy resources, including renewable energy such as wind and solar energy.
  • On December 2, 1980, he signed into law Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

• Energy and Environmental Reform

  • Carter's Energy Crisis responses included deregulation of American oil production, leading to an increase in American oil production.
  • Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations, under the presidency of Dr.
  • During the speech, Carter encouraged citizens to do what they could to reduce their use of energy.
  • On December 2, 1980, he signed into law Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
  • Discuss the effects of the 1979 Energy Crisis, and the resulting Environmental Reform Policy.

• The Square Deal

  • In May 1902, anthracite coal miners went on strike, threatening a national energy shortage.
  • Roosevelt was a prominent conservationist, putting the issue high on the national agenda.
  • Roosevelt established the United States Forest Service, signed into law the creation of five National Parks, and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act, under which he proclaimed 18 new U.S.
  • National Monuments.
  • He also established the first 51 Bird Reserves, four Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests, including Shoshone National Forest, the nation's first.

• The Environment

  • He would later reverse his position on that specific campaign pledge in March of 2001 in a letter to Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, stating that carbon dioxide was not considered a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, and that restricting carbon dioxide emissions would lead to higher energy prices.
  • The Bush administration claimed that ratifying the treaty would create economic setbacks in the United States, and argued that the treaty did not put enough pressure to limit emissions from developing nations.
  • Initially announced by President Bush in 2002, the Clear Skies Initiative was aimed at amending the Clean Air Act to further reduce air pollution and expand the emissions trading programs to include new pollutants such as mercury.
  • Evidence suggests that the administration's decision to delay the report's release was because of its potential to affect Congress's upcoming final vote on an energy bill six years in the making, which turned a blind eye to fuel economy regulations.
  • He also maintained that regardless of that debate, his administration was working on plans to make America less dependent on foreign oil for both economic and national security reasons.

• The Immigration Act of 1965

  • The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 changed national immigration regulations to a model based on skills and family relationships.
  • The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (also known as the Hart-Celler Act) changed the nation's laws regulating immigration.
  • The Act abolished the National Origins Formula, which had been in place since the Immigration Act of 1924.
  • The act would profoundly alter the nation's demographics.
  • Explain the passage and consequences of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

• The George W. Bush Administration

  • Bush pushed for socially conservative efforts such as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and faith-based welfare initiatives.
  • Congress to lead an invasion of Iraq, asserting that Iraq was in violation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1441.
  • The threatened collapse of the nations’ banks and investment houses required the administration to extend aid to the financial sector.
  • Bush answers a question from the reporter at the end of a Cabinet Meeting to discuss his energy plan.
  • In his second term, the Bush administration passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

• The Campaign for Suffrage

  • Anthony actually succeeded in voting in 1872 but was arrested for that act and found guilty in a widely publicized trial that gave the movement fresh momentum.
  • Much of the movement's energy, however, went toward working for suffrage on a state-by-state basis.
  • In 1916 Alice Paul formed the National Woman's Party (NWP), a militant group focused on the passage of a national suffrage amendment.
  • In 1911 the National Association Opposed to Women's Suffrage was created.
  • Men looking in the window of the National Anti-Suffrage Association headquarters.

• Attempts at Disarmament

  • Germany formally recognized its new western borders acted by the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Furthermore, the first three signatories undertook not to attack each other, with the latter two acting as guarantors.
  • A significant amount of the League's time and energy was devoted to this goal, even though many member governments were uncertain that such extensive disarmament could be achieved or was even desirable.
  • The League of Nations turned out to be ineffective in its efforts to act as an international peace-keeping organization.
  • The final significant act of the League was to expel the Soviet Union in December 1939 after it invaded Finland.

• Higher Education

  • President Johnson's Great Society made improvements to elementary, secondary, and higher education through a series of acts.
  • The Act increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships and low-interest loans for students, and established a national Teacher Corps to provide teachers to poverty-stricken areas of the United States.
  • The Act also began a transition from federally-funded institutional assistance to individual student aid.
  • This signing plaque rests on campus grounds of Texas State University commemorating the Higher Education Act.
  • Distinguish the key features - as well as the effects - of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Higher Education Facilities Act, and the Higher Education Act.

• Civil Service Reform

  • Civil Service Reform in the U.S. was a major national issue in the late 1800's and a major state issue in the early 1900's.
  • The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403) of the United States is a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit.
  • The act provided selection of government employees based on competitive exams, rather than ties to politicians or political affiliation.
  • The Pendleton Act served as a response to the massive public support of civil service reform that grew following President Garfield's assassination.
  • When he succeeded Garfield, reformers feared that President Arthur, as a product of the spoils system, would not devote his administration's energy to continuing the investigation into the Post Office scandal.