by Gordon Leidner of Great American History. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery as a legal institution.he Thirteenth Amendment, in direct terminology, put an end to this. The amendment states: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Giorgio Napolitano is the President of Italy. He became the 11th President of Italy on May 15, 2006. Italy is a Parliamentary Republic. It has a 'president of the council of ministers' (prime minister - head of government - premier) and a 'president of the republic', both appointed by the parliament. <b>Giorgio Napolitano</b> is the President of Italy.
Italy was a monarchy from its unification in the second half of the 19th century until 1946, when it became a parliamentary republic following a national referendum. On 1st January 1948, it adopted a constitutional charter, which defines the political and civil liberties of citizens and the principles of government. Italy is headed by a President who appoints a Prime Minister, the elected head of government. The seat of government is Rome, where the President resides in the Palazzo del Quirinale, the chamber of deputies sits in the Palazzo Montecitorio and the senate occupies the Palazzo Madama.