Stephen Hawking: 'There is no heaven; it's a fairy story'. 1  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence. 2  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence.
Tariff of Abominations. The Tariff of Abominations was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.
Each state only had one vote in Congress, regardless of size. Congress had not have the power to tax. Congress did not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. There was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress. There was no national court system. Amendments to the Articles of Confederation required a unanimous vote. Laws required a 9/13 majority to pass in Congress. The Articles actually had many problems; to list a few: - Each state could only have one vote. regardless of population - Took 9/13 states to pass a law and 13 to change the articles, a problem for the disagreeing states - No National Money, had to ask the states to borrow, some were less generous