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~Representative Government is born
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~King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta ~Restricts king's power
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First official assembly in America
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First written framework for government in the U.S.
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~Taxes require Parliamentary approval ~Can not unlawfully imprison people
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King Charles fights Parliament, resulting in an all out civil war
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Conflict between the crown and Parliament is brought back up
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William and Mary came to power, but were under the rules of parliament
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Protected free speech, and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
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French and Indians fought against Britain. Britain had a lot of debt afterward. They tried to get the colonies to pay.
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Aimed to end smuggling of sugar
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Taxed anything on paper
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British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonials
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White men dressed as Native Americans, and dumped tea into Massachusetts Bay
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Laws to punish colonists for Boston Tea party
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Colonies meet up, beginning the resistance against the king
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12 Colonies decided to actually revolt
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Told Britain we were leaving them to be our own thing
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Constitution before the Constitution.
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Planned out settling the Northwest Territory
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Drafted the Constitution
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Made a three part judicial branch
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Judicial review was made
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Power to tax is the power to destroy
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Federal govt controls interstate commerce
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Supreme court ruled that Scott was property, and had no legal rights
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Ruled that separate but equal was ok
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Let Congress set a federal income tax
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Direct Election of Senators
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Loss of land for natives, fed govt regulates trade with tribes, but natives get to be citizens
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makes number of Reps 435
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Court said Roosevelt's legislation as an attack on property rights
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Ruled that not all weaponry is protected by the 2nd amendment
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Ruled that a child should be expelled for not saluting the American flag
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Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act
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Court said that you now don't have to salute if it's against your religion
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Upheld concentration camps for Japanese Americans
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Ruled that separate is definitely unequal
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187 African Americans protested racial injustice at the state capitol
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Outlaws basically all discrimination
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Said that detained suspects must know their rights before being questioned
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Ruled against bans on interracial marriage
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Protects employees of age 40+
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Schools couldn't prevent students from protesting vietnam war
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President must consult with Congress before sending troops, and Congress can force president to end the use of military
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Returned some power to states
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Protects the disabled from discrimination
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Congress gave states
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Reorganized the power structure of organizations already in place
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Upheld 2nd Amendment at federal, state, and local levels
