Close reading expects readers to focus on the information that a text provides, without relying on a lot of information or support. This is different from other kinds of reading lessons you teach, in which you may start out by introducing teacher-set purposes, discussions of studentsâ life experiences, picture walks, and so on.
Presidents and the Antiquities Act. Established in 1906, the Antiquities Act has been used by 16 presidents -- from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama â to designate national monuments.Only three presidents did not use the Act: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.n important conservation tool. The Antiquities Act is special because it allows the president to protect Americaâs wildlands and historical sites as national monuments. The president can use the Antiquities Act to: 1  Protect special natural, historical and cultural areas as national monuments. 2  Change monument boundaries.
The acts were denounced by Democratic-Republicans and ultimately helped them to victory in the 1800 election, when Thomas Jefferson defeated the incumbent President Adams. The Sedition Act and the Alien Friends Act were allowed to expire in 1800 and 1801, respectively.he Alien Friends Act allowed the president to imprison or deport aliens considered dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States at any time, while the Alien Enemies Act authorized the president to do the same to any male citizen of a hostile nation, above the age of 14, during times of war.