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Individual Research Task: 27 Acts of Legislation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Each member of the class will be given ONE card, and should research the law listed on it to make notes on the following:
What problem was it trying to solve?
What did it try to do to solve this problem?
Was it a success or a failure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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