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Signed by King John and made England Rule of Law. It outlined individual laws the king couldn't violate. -
the first legislative body in the British American colonies to be democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies. -
Binding the signers to obey its laws and legal system the Mayflower Compact created the government of Plymouth Colony which was the first English colony in the New World. -
Required monarchs to get parliament approval by levying new taxes -
It guaranteed free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment -
They taxed the American colonies to make money for the British Colonies and restricted imports and exports. -
This required the colonists to pay a tax for things like forms, documents and playing cards. It was made by the British Government without the colonies' permission or input. -
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd which ended in 5 colonists' deaths and causing 6 others wounded. -
It was a protest by the colonists and they dumped 340 chests of British tea into the Harbor, destroying it all. -
These were acts imposed on the colonists by the British government as a sort of punishment for the Boston Tea Party and a pushback against the resistance in the colonies. -
He was the first president of the United States of America and he stood on the Federal Hall balcony and took his oath of President. -
This amendment protects your right to have a jury trial in a federal type case where the controversy exceeds 20 dollars. -
Stated you had the right to a speedy and fair trial with a non-biased jury of your peers, right to a lawyer and confront witnesses. -
This amendment protects you from excessive bail and protects against cruel and unusual punishment. -
The rights cannot deny the rights of citizens that they already have. So an amendment can be made that counters a different amendment/right. -
The constitution only has the power from which they were already given. They cant just take over a power the states have because they wanted too. -
Freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly. Also the right to petition. -
The right to a well regulated militia and the right to bare arms. -
It said that you can't be forced to house soldiers without your consent not even during war. -
Protects the people from unreasonable seizures or searches of any kind. There has to be a reason with proof. -
The right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself because everything you say can and will be used in the court of law. -
Protects your right to have a jury trial where the controversy exceeds 20 dollars. This also made it so that a judge cant overturn facts that were found by the jury.
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The author of the declaration of independence, a founding father, a spokesman for democracy and out 3rd US president. -
This amendment is more for the president because it gives the President the right to pick his Vice president. -
Stated the federal government had the power to set up Federal Banks and that states couldn't tax the federal government. -
Gave the Congress the only people who could regulate commerce between the states. -
The first national women's rights convention in the United States. The called for equal voting rights. And Susan B. Anthony didn't support the 15th amendment because it didn't extend to women. -
He was a slave who sued for his freedom and his family. But the court ruled that he and fellow African Americans who were "property" were not citizens so he could not sue. -
This amendment abolished slavery and made it illegal as well as involuntary servitude. -
No state can make a law that would go against the citizens privilege's or immunities nor deprive them of their life, liberty, and property. -
Prohibited the states or federal government from denying the right to vote to someone for their race color or from previously being a slave. -
This act was the first to restrict immigration. It stopped allowing in Chinese immigrants because of many different factors like racial tensions. -
This case ruled that segregation was legal as long as it was equal. It created the "Separate but equal" doctrine. -
Stated that there will be 2 senators per state and the citizens of that state get to vote. Also each senator gets one vote. -
Congress has the right to put a tax on the money you make from your job. Income Tax. -
Prohibited the manufacturing, sale or transportation of alcohol. Drinking it was free game though. -
It said that you cant be prevented from voting based on sex. Basically gave women the right to vote. -
This act gave all native Americans (no matter their tribe) who were born in the United States citizenship. -
Repealed the 18th Amendment. So people could sell, make and distribute alcohol again. -
Japanese Americans were forced into "War relocation centers" by FDR. This was following pearl harbor because people didn't trust Japanese people after that. -
This case ruled that segregation of children is school be illegal. "Separate is inherently unequal". -
Basically this Act addressed some things with voting. It established inspection of voter registration polls and create penalties for anyone trying to obstruct someone else vote. -
Banned the discrimination in voting based upon race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. Employment and public accommodations -
Before this act some people were kept from voting in a few ways and one of those was literacy tests, With this act it was outlawed so more people could vote.
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This court case it was established the rules and guidelines for officers when they accuse someone of a crime. It gave the Miranda rights. -
This court case struck down and got rid of any and all state laws that banned interracial marriage. It could no longer be illegal for a Black and White individual to be married. -
The supreme court, with this case, established that the 1st amendment applies to public schools and the children and their right to free speech. It was brought up after some students wore an armband that protested the Vietnam War. -
This really established and created a standard that would determine whether an officer used too much force or not. -
After the 9/11 attacks the US didn't want to be unprepared like that again so they created homeland security. -
The day Al Qaeda took down the twin towers and killed many citizens and first responders. They also crashed into the pentagon and had another that was going to crash but people on the plain crashed it in a remote area.
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