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Moved from rule of man to rule of law.
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Experiments in early governance
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Experiments in early governance
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Required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before new taxes
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Experiments in early governance
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Experiments in early governance
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Extended conflict between Charles and Parliament erupted into Civil War
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Renewed conflicts and Rebellion
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Had to govern according to statues of Parliament
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Free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment guaranteed
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"No taxation without representation"
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Dumped British Tea into the Harbor
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Quartering of British Troops
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Established a plan for settling the Northwest Territory
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Restricts the ability of individuals to bring suit against states in federal court
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Power of Judicial review
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Provided for separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800
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Power to tax is the power to destroy
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Right to state legislature to award a monopoly to operate a steamship line between NY and NJ
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Slave who sued for his family's freedom after being taken to a free state
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Abolished Slavery in the united States
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Granted citizenship to 'all persons born or naturalized in the United States"
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Granted African American men the right to vote
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Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal
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Allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S Senators
