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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
the provision in the U.S. Constitution that Congress will have the power to make laws that are necessary and proper for executing the powers vested by the Constitution. |
| parliament |
an assembly or congress for discussion of national or other large issues. [1/3 definitions] |
| pocket veto |
in the United States, the indirect veto that occurs when the President refuses to sign a bill within ten days of the adjournment of Congress. |
| Star-Spangled Banner |
the national anthem of the United States, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, and formally adopted by Congress in 1931 (often in italics and prec. by "The"). |
| Tenure of Office Act |
a law forbidding the U.S. President to remove a federal officeholder from office without the approval of the Senate. The act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1867, overriding the veto of President Andrew Johnson. |
| Treaty of Versailles |
the treaty, signed in 1919, that officially ended World War I. The Treaty of Versailles, signed by Germany and the Allied Powers, forced Germany to pay enormous reparations, to substantially reduce the size of its military, and to recognize territorial changes that substantially reduced its land holdings. The treaty also established the League of Nations. The United States, represented by President Woodrow Wilson, played a crucial role in the treaty negotiations, but the U.S. Congress subsequently refused to ratify the treaty, based largely on opposition to American participation in the League of Nations. |
| Volstead Act |
an act of Congress passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages. |
| Voting Rights Act |
law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1965 designed to protect the right to vote for all citizens regardless of race or color. |
| Walter Sisulu |
South African former Deputy President of the African National Congress and anti-apartheid activist; born Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (b.1912--d.2003). |
| war hawk |
one who advocates war, esp. any member of the twelfth U.S. Congress who favored war; hawk. |
| whip |
to strike or beat with quick, repeated strokes with a long slender strap, rod, or the like; lash. [1/13 definitions] |
| Woodrow Wilson |
the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921), who initially kept the United States out of World War I and then, in his second term, asked Congress to declare war on Germany. After the war, Wilson was instrumental in the creation of the League of Nations, an organization dedicated to promoting world peace (b. 1856--d.1924). |
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