government final By iceprince91 Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence signed declared independence from britian. Jun 21, 1778 constitution ratified Mar 1, 1781 articles of confederation ratified. Feb 24, 1803 marbury v. madison established judicial review Mar 6, 1819 mcculluch v. maryland Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbor Jun 19, 1961 mapp v. ohio evidence unable to be used if obtained by illegal means. Aug 7, 1964 gulf of tonkin resolution passed Jun 28, 1971 lemon v kurtzman separation of church and state Jan 15, 1985 new jersey vs tlo Oct 11, 2002 iraq war resolution passed