The government passed the 16th amendment of the constitution, which empowered the parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges.
Above all, the dreaded article 58(2)B of the constitution, which empowered the president to dissolve parliament, appoint a caretaker regime and call fresh elections, was scrapped.
In agreeing to make the loan, Bernanke relied on Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act of 1932, which empowered the Fed to extend credit to financial institutions other than banks in "unusual and exigent circumstances".
Mr. Ryan said that the president had undercut a close American ally, Israel, and dithered while Iran's security forces cracked down on pro-democracy protesters, which empowered the Iranian mullahs.
The Supreme Court's 2010 decision in the Citizens United case, which empowered outside political groups to raise money free from contribution limits, has only added to the fund-raising demands on the president.
Banks and their trade groups are also focused on the Durbin amendment, which empowered the Federal Reserve to regulate the fees that large banks charge merchants on debit card transactions.
During a special session of Congress, on March 8th, the Senate agreed to Rule XXII, which empowered a two-thirds majority of senators to end debate through the procedure known as "cloture".
The war soon ended and in March 1919 the government, aware of widespread discontent, enacted the Rowlatt bills which empowered the authorities to imprison without trial those suspected of sedition.
By February 1919, however, the British had insisted on pushing through in the teeth of fierce Indian opposition the Rowlatt Acts, which empowered the authorities to imprison without trial those suspected of sedition.
"The Incredibles," "Ratatouille," and "WALL-E" (Pixar, 2004, 2007, and 2008): During the Bush era, which empowered and even celebrated mediocrity, an animation company made movie after movie insisting on art, adventure, and excellence.
The approach in the 1990s was to flood Somalia with food aid, which empowered militias, set off conflict between them and created a flourishing criminal network of war profiteers who stood to make millions off looted grain.
