The foreign corrupt practices act was amended in order to:

   The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended 15 U.S.C **78 dd-1, ET seq., was enacted for the purpose of making it unlawful for certain classes of persons and entities to make payments to foreign governments officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business

european feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.

japanese feudalism. the era of feudalism in japan took place from the 12th through 19th centuries. during that period local rulers, either powerful families or military warlords, dominated the land, while the emperor was merely a figurehead and not a significant political presence.