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  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    it was sealed by John King making him agree to traditional rights and limit his power
  • James town

    James town

    Jamestown was the first English settlement in North America
  • House of Burgessess

    House of Burgessess

    the first democratically elected legislative body in the British American colonies
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    tax on doc goods wide spread protest
  • dec on independce

    dec on independce

    july 4th gave us freedom
  • Virgina plan

    Virgina plan

    favorecd big states
  • U.S. constitution

    U.S. constitution

  • great compromise

    great compromise

    rep based on population
  • new jersey plan

    new jersey plan

    favored small states equal representative each state
  • 2nd Amendment

    2nd Amendment

    right to have pew pews
  • 5th amend

    5th amend

    you can have grand jury , can't be arrest for the same thing twice
  • 1st amendment

    1st amendment

    freedom of speech, religion
  • 6th amendments

    6th amendments

    has the right to a trial
  • 11th

    11th

    protect states from being sued
  • 12th

    12th

    president and vice elected by different colleges
  • 3rd amendment

    3rd amendment

    soldiers can't be like sarah and paisley
  • 4th amendment

    4th amendment

    no police can come in without a warrant
  • 9th amendment

    9th amendment

    unenumerated rights retained by the people.
  • 10th amendment

    10th amendment

    any powers not specifically given to the federal government, are for the state or people
  • bill of right

    bill of right

    10 amendment with people rights
  • marbury v. madison

    marbury v. madison

    the principle of judicial review ,that American courts have the power to strike down laws
  • McCullough v. Maryland

    McCullough v. Maryland

    upheld power
  • Gibbons v ogden

    Gibbons v ogden

    interpreted commerce clause broadly
  • 13th

    13th

    free blacks from chains
  • 14th

    14th

    equal
  • 15th

    15th

    cant be deny vote
  • banned criminals

    banned criminals

    the first restrictive federal immigration law, banning criminals (felons not serving time)
  • plessy v ferguson

    plessy v ferguson

    seprate but equal
  • 17th

    17th

    Direct Election of Senators - People vote for their Senators, not state legislatures.
  • 16th

    16th

    giving Congress the power to levy an income tax
  • 18th

    18th

    Banned alcohol.
  • 19th

    19th

    women can vote
  • new deal

    new deal

    job creations to help the needy
  • 20th

    20th

    Shortened the time between election and taking office for President/Congress.
  • 21th

    21th

    repealed 18th
  • US v. Miller

    US v. Miller

    ruled 2nd amendment does not protect the right to have types of weapons
  • 22th

    22th

    Limits the President to two elected terms (or one full term plus part of another).
  • 23th

    23th

    Grants Washington, D.C., electors in presidential elections.
  • 24th

    24th

    Abolished poll taxes in federal elections, removing a barrier to voting.
  • 25

    25

    Clarifies presidential succession and disability procedures.
  • civil rights act

    civil rights act

    outlawed discrimination
  • 8th

    8th

    no excessive fines or bails
  • 26th

    26th

    Lowers the national voting age to 18.
  • title lX

    title lX

    no one can be excluded from education programs
  • 27th

    27th

    Prevents any law increasing or decreasing congressional salaries from taking effect
  • US v. Lopez

    US v. Lopez

    struck down on gunfire school zone act
  • welfare reform

    welfare reform

    gave states more control over welfare
  • Roper v. Simmons

    Roper v. Simmons

    kids as young as 14 can get the death sentences
  • DC v. Heller

    DC v. Heller

    protect people right to keep weapons for self defense
  • Mcdonald v. chicago

    Mcdonald v. chicago

    applied to federal state