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The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ( BAPCPA) ( Pub. L. 109–8 (text) (PDF), 119 Stat. 23, enacted April 20, 2005) is a legislative act that made several significant changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code . Referred to colloquially as the "New Bankruptcy Law", the Act of Congress attempts to, among other ...
The Army General Classification Test (AGCT) has a long history that runs parallel with research and means for attempting the assessment of intelligence or other abilities. [1] World War I and World War II created the need for this type of testing and provided a large body of test subjects. The early emphasis (World War I) was on determining the ...
The ACT (/ eɪ s iː t iː /; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. It is currently administered by ACT, a nonprofit organization of the same name. The ACT test covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and scientific reasoning. It ...
ACT, Inc. is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization ( NTEE classification B90, Educational Services, per the IRS ), [1] primarily known for the ACT, a standardized test designed to assess high school students' academic achievement and college readiness. For the U.S. high school graduating class of 2019, 52 percent of graduates had taken ...
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ( ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. It is often offered to U.S. high school students when they are in the 10th, 11th and 12th grade, though ...
DSST (standardized test) DSST (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) are credit-by-examination tests originated by the United States Department of Defense 's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program. The program is an extensive series of 33 examinations in college subject areas that are comparable to the ...
The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. The law was enacted March 2, 1867, over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. It purported to deny the president the power to ...
An act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ( Pub. L. 110–233 (text) (PDF), 122 Stat. 881, enacted May 21, 2008, GINA / ˈdʒiː.nə / JEE-nə ), is an Act of Congress in the United States designed to prohibit some ...