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With its origin in the first meeting of the Virginia General Assembly at Jamestown in July 1619, the House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies. About 140 years later, when Washington was elected, the electorate was made up of male landholders.
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was a legal instrument that bound the Pilgrims together when they arrived in New England.
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1689: English bill of Rights passed
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cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum.
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The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
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seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony
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To protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government considered the protest an act of treason and responded harshly.
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colonists were forced to "Quarter", or house, British troops
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Shay's Rebellion was a 1786-1787 uprising in Massachusetts led by Daniel shays. It highlighted economic struggles and the weakness of the articles of confederation, leading to the US constitution
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met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation
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chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
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Federalist paper Gazette of the US published
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The Seventh Amendment (Amendment VII) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. This amendment codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.
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The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that the rights listed in the Constitution do not take away or diminish any other rights that the people have -
Whigs countered with National Gazette
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Carry weapons
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Soldiers cant be housed in peoples homes without their permission
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a fair trial for individuals accused of crimes
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Speak freely
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Protects people from unreasonable searches
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Protections for people accused of crimes
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The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects citizens from excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. -
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that any powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people. -
It consists of the first ten amendments to the united states constitution, guaranteeing individual rights and freedoms
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Power of judicial review
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McCulloch v. Maryland was a landmark 1819 Supreme Court case that defined the relationship between the federal government and state governments, and the scope of the federal government's legislative power
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McCulloch v. Maryland was a landmark 1819 Supreme Court case that defined the relationship between the federal government and state governments, and the scope of the federal government's legislative power
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power to tax is the power to destroy
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Power of fed. Govt. to regulate interstate commerce
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right of a state legislature to award a monopoly to operate a steamship line between NY and NJ
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Began to expand the power of the supreme court
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Dred Scott v. Sandford was a landmark 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled that Black Americans were not citizens of the United States and could not sue in federal court.
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Granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used money for collages
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Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal
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gave congress authority to set a federal income tax
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Population of US doubled between 1870 and 1916
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Population of US doubled between 1870 and 1916
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Radio became first form
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NA granted citizenship
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a political theory and historical era in the United States that describes a system of government where the federal and state governments have distinct and clearly defined spheres of power
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Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act: Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions
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Upheld involuntary internment of ethnically Japanese American citizens
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Television replace radio as most influential electronic media
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The Court saw Roosevelt's economic legislation as an assault on property rights
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Ruled segregation is illegal
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Cooperative federalism is a system where the national, state, and local governments work together to address shared problems. It's a type of federalism, which is a broader term, and is also known as "marble cake" federalism
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Outlaws Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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Expanded rights of people accused of crimes
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Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage
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Schools couldn't prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War
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The Great Society was a series of domestic programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the United States from 1964 to 1968, with the stated goals of totally eliminating poverty and racial injustice in the country. Johnson first used the phrase in a May 7, 1964, speech at Ohio University.
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Ruled the 2nd amendment protects an individuals right to keep and bear arms for self-defense
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Ruled states must grant and recognize same sex marriage