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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
restircts the absolute power of British monarchs, holding them accountable to the rule of law. -
English Bill of Rights
guarantees free speech to members of Parliament, bans cruel and unusual punishment, and supports a limited right to bear arms. -
US Decleration of independence
In the U.S. Declaration of Independence from Britain, Thomas Jefferson argues that the sole legitimate purpose of government is to protect individual rights. -
limitation of roles
A new U.S. Constitution establishes limited roles for the President and Congress, but does not yet grant significant power to the Supreme Court. -
infringement by U.S. Congress
The U.S. Bill of Rights protects the natural rights of U.S. citizens from infringement by U.S. Congress, but because the Supreme Court has no power to strike down legislation, it is in effect little more than a statement of principles. At this point in history it applies exclusively to the U.S. government--and not to U.S. states, which have their own, separate bills of rights. -
bill of rights created
drafted as garunteed rights -
bill of rights rattified
passed as rights garunteed not to all yet -
Marbury v. Madison
the Supreme Court strikes down its first law and in so doing establishes its power to strike down unconstitutional legislation. -
slve trade banned
congress bans trading of slaves -
missouri compromise
-when a state enters the union there must be one slave state and one free state -missouri wanted to enter as a slave state -would unbalance the powers between the free and slave states -compromise when a free state enters there must be a slave state, viceversa -began to make people question the practices of slavery and other discriminations -
senca falls
300 men and women attended Seneca Falls, NY -attratced a lot of attention -called for a change of moral codes,both genders attended -voting rights -equal oppotunities -moral codes -divorce rules (not good for women) -economic opportunities -educational opportunities (getting an upper education) >The suffragettes conclude this as the 1st wave of feminism -
Dredd Scott vs Sanford
a black man tries to sue his "master" -the black man had run to a free state and his master came for him -the Supreme Court said he didn't have the right to sue >slaves are not citizens, therefore they cannot sue >reaffrims the belief that slaves are merly labour >missouri Compromise is unconstitutional -
Fourteenth Amendment is ratified.
Although its original purpose is to limit the efforts of Southern states to severely restrict the rights of recently freed slaves, it effectively makes individual states accountable to the human rights standards established in the Bill of Rights--though it will be more than a half century before the Supreme Court comes to that conclusion. -
Gitlow v. New York
the Supreme Court holds that states are bound by the U.S. Bill of Rights by way of the Fourteenth Amendment. The means by which the Fourteenth Amendment extends the power of the Bill of Rights is most commonly referred to as the incorporation doctrine. -
voting rights act 1964
anti-discrimination legislation >outlawed arbitary discrimination in voter registration and expediated coting right lawsuits >barrd discrimination in public accomidations engaged in interstate commerce >authorized the department of Justice to initiate lawsuits to desegregate public facilities ad schools >provided for the withholding of federal funds from discriiminatory state and local programs >prohibited discrimination in emplymnt on grounds of race, creed, color, religion, national origin -
Griswold v. Connecticut
the Supreme Court holds that the Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution imply a right to privacy. This right to privacy will later be cited in court rulings legalizing abortion (Roe v. Wade, 1973) and striking down laws prohibiting gay sex -
voting rights act of 1965
banned -discrimination in employment -public accomidations -education based on race, creed, color, religion, national origin, or sec