In 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote.n 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
Definition of envelope. 1  1 : a flat usually paper container (as for a letter) 2  2 : something that envelops : wrapper the envelope of air around the earth. 3  3a : the outer covering of an aerostatb : the bag containing the gas in a balloon or airship.
noun push the envelope a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. 1; noun push the envelope something that envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover. 1; noun push the envelope Biology. a surrounding or enclosing structure, as a corolla or an outer membrane. 1 noun push the envelope Geometry. a curve or surface tangent to each member of a set of curves or surfaces.