Cuba

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Federal Legislation 1961 Foreign Assistance Act- started the embargo http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/embargo.htm 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (also known as Helms-Burton Act) Most recent: 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act 2009 Proposed legislation: 2009: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Department of Treasury: Office of Foreign Assets Control: http://shr.aaas.org/rtt/policy.htm#role Various presidents have imposed and lifted travel restrictions to Cuba and broadened or tightened the Foreign Assistance Act

JUDICIAL BRANCH
Suggested cases for you to review include (choose one): //Reagan v. Wald// 1984 //Zemel v. Rusk// 1965

Here is [|one helpful resource link] (type in case name in search box). The library has a number of **excellent** resources. You may use other online sources as well (with the exception of wikipedia).

INTEREST GROUPS
[|Cuban American National Foundation] Encasa