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 law gives the President the power to oversee or restrict any and all trade between the United States and its enemies in times of war. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson used the Trading with the Enemy Act to establish the Office of Alien Property Custodian with power to confiscate property from anyone whose actions might be considered a possible threat to the war effort.