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The Magna Carta created by King John. It moved from rule of man to rule of law. It also included taxation and trial provisions. -
first government document of the Plymouth colonies. Written by male passengers of mayflower.
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Signed by King Charles. It required monarchs to require parliamentary approval before new taxes. The government could also not unlawfully imprison people or establish a military rule or during times of peace.
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Created a constitutional monarchy. It guaranteed free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
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Price of sugar was protested. Aimed at ending the smuggling of sugar and molasses.
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Was an early American newspaper. It was established in New York.
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Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general in 1775.
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is one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power. In this case, the Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8. The “Necessary and Proper” Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank.
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Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Made free soil all western territories north of Missouri's southern borders. -
Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 U.S. 1, was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.
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They split into the two groups because of the two opinions regarding slavery.
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accepts CA as a state. US expands its territory.
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The Morrill Act granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used the money for colleges.
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This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. ..
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gave Congress authority to set a federal income tax
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The senate may be composed of two senators from each state. They will have 6 year terms and must be residents of the state they represent.
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No president can be elected more than once. It prevents presidents from being able to run for an elongated term.
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the Court declared that racial segregation in public schools violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,
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The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federal land largely or entirely taken from indigenous tribes through treaty, cessation, or seizure
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was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
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was a landmark civil rights decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools.
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The United States Department of Homeland Security is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries
