Political Timeline

By porscia
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    It states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen and all states must grant citizens the same rights guaranteed by the federal government in the Bill of Rights.
  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    The act allowed the federal government to initiate proceedings against trusts in order to dissolve them.
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation laws were not against the U.S. Constitution as long as the establishments for each race were equal in quality, "separate but equal".
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act

    The act prohibited the sale of misbranded or contaminated food and drugs in interstate commerce.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    Gives Congress the power to collect income taxes from individuals and corporations.
  • New Deal

    New Deal

    It was a US economic program by the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    The plan provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development and restoration postwar Europe.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court decision that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade

    It was ruled that a state law that banned abortion was unconstitutional. The decision stated that a woman's right to privacy was outstretched to the fetus that she was carrying.
  • American with Disabilities Act

    American with Disabilities Act

    The act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, and communications.
  • Law Enforcement Assistance Act

    Law Enforcement Assistance Act

    The act authorizes the U.S. Attorney General to make grants for the training of State and local law enforcement personnel and for demonstration and other projects designed to improve State and local agencies charged with law enforcement and related responsibilities. The act's overall goal is to improve and strengthen crime control programs.
  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind

    It held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved. It did not allow for other students to be left behind in their education.
  • September 11 Attacks

    September 11 Attacks

    Terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes in the United States. Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing both towers to collapse.
  • Development of Homeland Security Department

    Development of Homeland Security Department

    It is a stand-alone, Cabinet-level department to further coordinate and unify national homeland security efforts, opening its doors on March 1, 2003.