Worst 10 Federal Laws in U.S. History

Mr. Beat • July 26, 2024
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The BEST 10 Federal Laws in U.S. History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwv5fuivY9s Mr. Beat goes through the worst ten laws in American history, in his bloody opinion. Thanks for reading the description you lovable dork. This was produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Otis McDonald, Corbyn Kites, Density & Time, and Tracktribe. Dishonorable mentions: Civilization Fund Act Tariff of Abominations Embargo Act of 1807 PATRIOT Act No Child Left Behind Act Comstock Laws Emergency Quota Act Espionage Act Sedition Act of 1918 Immigration Act of 1924 Indian Civilization Act Public Law 503 Tariff of 1824 Tariff of 1842 McKinley Tariff Force Bill The Tenure of Office Act Platt Amendment Immigration Act of 1903 Immigration Act of 1918 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act The Jones Act Emergency Quota Act Central Intelligence Agency Act Protect America Act National Firearms Act Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 Anti-Drug Act of 1986 1994 Crime Bill The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Defense of Marriage Act The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq of 2002 Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7Pmcy40UDiLQHdOsnpI6-ov1J1Oag1849NMRWNqXu4/edit?usp=sharing Sources/further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_legislation https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts https://armedforces.press/gop-senators-introduce-end-endless-wars-act/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1151#:~:text=This%20bill%20provides%20for%20the,terminates%2010%20years%20after%20enactment https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-ossoff-welch-introduce-legislation-to-terminate-aumfs-no-later-than-10-years-after-enactment \ https://www.npr.org/2018/04/05/599707003/smoot-hawley-tariff-act-a-classic-economics-horror-story https://www.potawatomi.org/blog/2021/02/08/remembering-the-1887-dawes-acts-impact/ https://nativepartnership.org/blog/history-culture-justice-category/the-true-impact-of-the-dawes-act-of-1887/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/dawes-act.htm https://guides.loc.gov/kansas-nebraska-act https://www.loc.gov/item/2008661523/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-bill-of-rights-and-the-fugitive-slave-laws.htm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #ushistory #americanhistory #history Here are the 10 worst federal laws in American history. In my opinion. And yes, remember that these are FEDERAL laws. Don’t get started on some of the crazy STATE laws that have been passed here. I’ve decided to make more videos like this. Ya know, basically videos in which I count down the best or worst of stuff in American history? But please remember these are OPINION videos. Do you agree with any on my list? What about crappy laws I left off this list? Let me know down below. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:11 Sponsor (Aura) 2:47 #10: The Alien and Sedition Acts 4:21 #9: The Authorization for use of Military Force of 2001 5:40 #8: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act 7:43 #7: The Controlled Substances Act 8:49 #6: The Kansas-Nebraska Act 9:57 #5: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 11:25 #4: The Chinese Exclusion Act 12:33 #3: The Fugitive Slave Act 13:49 #2: The Dawes Act 15:10 #1 The Indian Removal Act