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  2. ACT (test) - Wikipedia

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    The ACT (/ eɪ s iː t iː /; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) [10] is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States.It is administered by ACT, a nonprofit organization of the same name. [10]

  3. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia

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    All 54 nations of Africa (all but one of which have either signed or ratified the 1996 Treaty of Pelindaba establishing a nuclear-weapon-free-zone in the continent) [52] and all 33 nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (already in a nuclear-weapon-free-zone under the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco) [53] had subscribed to common regional ...

  4. Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act - Wikipedia

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    These drugs are known in the UK as controlled drug, because this is the term by which the act itself refers to them.In more general terms, however, many of these drugs are also controlled by the Medicines Act 1968, there are many other drugs which are controlled by the Medicines Act but not by the Misuse of Drugs Act, and some other drugs (alcohol, for example) are controlled by other laws.

  5. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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    Areas covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. The United States Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is a federal statute implemented in 1990, set to expire in July 2024, providing for the monetary compensation of people, including atomic veterans, who contracted cancer and a number of other specified diseases as a direct result of their exposure to atmospheric nuclear ...

  6. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced a unilateral testing moratorium, and in December 1986, Reagan reaffirmed US commitment to pursue the long-term goal of a comprehensive test ban. In November 1987, negotiations on a test ban restarted, followed by a joint US-Soviet program to research underground-test detection in December 1987.

  7. ACT (nonprofit organization) - Wikipedia

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    ACT Academy [20] is a free online learning tool and test practice program designed to help students prepare for the ACT test. ACT Aspire [21] measures readiness in English, math, reading, science, and writing from the elementary grades through early high school (grades 3–10). Performance on ACT Aspire predicts performance for early high ...

  8. Gun Control Act of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    The Gun Control Act of 1968 was amended in 1993 by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act which introduced a background check requirement of prospective gun purchasers by licensed sellers, and created a list of categories of individuals to whom the sale of firearms is prohibited: [13] It would also be amended again in 1994 by the Violence ...

  9. Enabling Act of 1933 - Wikipedia

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    With the Enabling Act now in force, the cabinet (in practice, the chancellor) could pass and enforce laws without any objection. The combined effect of the Enabling Act and the Reichstag Fire Decree transformed Hitler's government into a legal dictatorship and laid the groundwork for his totalitarian regime.