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  2. Resident welfare association - Wikipedia

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    RWAs are not official organs of government, and even slums and illegal housing localities in India can form RWAs to represent citizen interests. [3] RWAs are typically registered under co-operative society acts, which require groups to have a minimum of fifteen members from a given area, or under the Apartment Owners Act of the state as "association of apartment owners", or under the Societies ...

  3. General welfare clause - Wikipedia

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    A general welfare clause is a section that appears in many constitutions and in some charters and statutes that allows that the governing body empowered by the document to enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people, which is sometimes worded as the public welfare. In some countries, it has been used as a basis for legislation ...

  4. Helvering v. Davis - Wikipedia

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    Helvering v. Davis, 301 U.S. 619 (1937), was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that held that Social Security was constitutionally permissible as an exercise of the federal power to spend for the general welfare and so did not contravene the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

  5. Constitutional documents - Wikipedia

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    By convention, most common law jurisdictions divide the constitutional documents of companies into two separate documents: [1]. the Memorandum of Association (in some countries referred to as the Articles of Incorporation) is the primary document, and will generally regulate the company's activities with the outside world, such as the company's objects and powers.

  6. Constitution Act - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution Act or Constitutional Act is the name of several acts, notably: The Act forming the original part of the Constitution of Australia; Several Acts forming part of the Constitution of Canada, such as: The Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly called the British North America Act, 1867) The Constitution Act, 1982

  7. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

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    The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA) was enacted by the US Government on June 17, 1980. Its purpose is to establish a program of adoption assistance; strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children; and improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs.

  8. Peace, order, and good government - Wikipedia

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    A similar phrase, "peace, welfare, and good government", had been used the Act of Union 1840 that created the Province of Canada. [4] The now familiar phrase "peace, order and good government" was originally used in the British North America Act, 1867 (now known as the Constitution Act, 1867 ) enacted by the Imperial Parliament , and it defines ...

  9. List of national constitutions - Wikipedia

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    Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1975) Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1978) Colombia. Act of the Extraordinary Council of Santa Fe de Bogotá (1810) Constitution of the Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca (1811) Act of Federation of the United Provinces of New Granada (1811)