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19 BCE
Rule of Law
John Locke wrote to those to give them the freedom of law to side with society . -
1215
Limited Government
Moved from man to rule law and is used to enforce or legalize laws appointed -
1215
Magna Carta
First article or document that states that the King wasn't by the law. -
Individual Rights
Required to sign petition of right but is used to create unity among each citizen -
English Bill of Rights
When there’s a ruler over a state in control of their powers that are limited . -
Enlightenment
Intellectual movement in 18th century that dominated the Us in this time. -
Social Contract Theory
Contract of principles and social documents when they help the community face problems and government assumingly protect rights -
Sugar Act
Passed to help end trade of sugar and other resources. Also known as the Revenue Act. -
Stamp Act
To collect and thoroughly organize stamp duty of newspaper and other sources also as an revenue. -
American Revolution
United States war that began independence -
Declaration of Independence
Statement or document written to and for freedom of the 13 colonies -
Articles of confederation
The original constitution ratified in the year of 1781 -
Shays Rebellion
Event which attacks were lead on courthouses in Massachusetts -
Federalism
Transfer certain strengths and powers throughout the states of the US -
New Jersey Plan
To identify and call for two houses of the congress among proportional representation -
Virginia Plan
Proposed to the US Constitution to make the three system branches strong -
Great Compromise
Created two legislative bodies in Congress -
Creation of US Constitution
Event of signing or creating of legal documents made with principles and control power of law -
Fiscal Federalism
Era which little collab between national and state governments -
Marbury v. Madison
Power of judicial review -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court held by Congress that represents implied powers -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Milestone or landmark in which the Supreme Court (US)which gives complete power in regulating commerce -
Filibuster
Helps senate during election to vote without making the process long of debate . -
Nullification
Proclamation which disputed states have the rights to nullify a federal law. -
Reform Act
Broaden situations where things may occurred back then . -
Petition of Right
Document which specific people are protected against the state ,similar to have equal rights as the magna carta -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Decisions made by the court that slaves were not citizens -
Writ of Habeas Corpus
It helps avoid the withholding of innocent people without charges -
Progressive Tax
When tax increases on certain objects within the taxation increases. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Document which set or bounded for slaves to one day be free or be freed -
Bureaucracy
Association or group in which a standard structure, with labor or set recommendation or rules -
Jim Crow Laws
Laws passed to determine dominance by denying African Americans basic social, economic, and civil rights, such as the right to vote -
13th Amendment
To abolish slavery -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to those born in the US -
15th Amendment
Gave aa men the right to vote -
De Jure
Similar to Jim crow or as of ended segregation -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Established rules that segregation was legal but facilities had to be fair or equal -
Progressive Era
Political movement interested in making social reforms and political corruption caused by political machines -
Great Depression
Economic downturn that revealed changes in jobs and finances . -
United States v. Darby
Fair act that Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions -
Korematsu v. the United States
Keeping or withholding ethnically Japanese American citizens -
Congressional Oversight
Powers that review the branch which is executive that operates to have laws passed by Congress. -
Civil Right Movement
Movement which led African Americas through a system of freedom -
Hernandez v. Texas
Gave Latino and Hispanic civil rights or equal opportunity -
Brown v. Board
In a stance where separating is equal -
Voting Act
Event which gave people the right to vote specifically aa people in the south -
Freedom of Information Act
Citizens or people of the territory get access to records by federal agencies -
Miranda v. Arizona
Broaden the spectrum of people accused of crimes -
Loving V. Virginia
Didn't allow interracial relationships so they banned. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
They protested the Vietnam war but had some conflicts -
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
Established the rationale for qualified immunity -
Tennessee v. Garner
Limits lethal force of police or anybody armed -
Civil Liberties
Basic freedom and equality to all people -
Graham v. Connor
When the jury must come to agreement or decide if the police overly used force .They could also decide if use of force was it reasonable . -
9/11
Tragic event which terrorist crashed into the twin towers -
District of Columbia v. Heller
This date is based on the 2nd Amendment keep and bear arms in self defense -
Obergefell v. Hodges
Establish rule of same sex marriage -
Trump v. Hawaii
Ban on immigration from majority-Muslim countries did not violate the Establishment Clause -
COVID-19
Disease that spread across several countries and affected a large number of people, it was classified as a pandemic -
Trump and Biden
Debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump which seemed like the biggest election or debate ever
