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Declaration of Independence was signed
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. It was passed on July 4th, 1776 and signed by the members on August 2, 1776 -
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Significant Constitutional Events
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McCulluch v Maryland
Chief Justice Marshall stated that the US could create a bank and that states could not individually tax that enitity. -
Gibbons v Ogden
The Federal government is now able to regulate intrastate commerce. -
14th Amendment
After the Civil War was over, the 14th Amendment was ratified giving equal rights to blacks everywhere in the States. -
19th Amendment
The suffragettes won a decades-long battle to have the right to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This Act outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibited outlawing voter registration or school enrollment based on race or religious veiws. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
The Supreme Court overturned Obergefell and required all states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
