Federalism In the United States (American Gov 201, Prof M Rotunda)

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  • Declaration of Independence was signed

    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

  • 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

    14th Amendment

    After the Civil War was over, the 14th Amendment was ratified giving equal rights to blacks everywhere in the States.
  • 19th Amendment

    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

    Obergefell v. Hodges

    The Supreme Court overturned Obergefell and required all states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples