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Moved from rule of man to rule of law. Outlined individual rights -
The Founding Fathers laid down the law by which the new country would be governed. -
The right to own a gun. -
The right to not house a solider. -
The freedom of religion, speech, and to peacefully assemble together. -
The right to not be searched or have something taken away within reason. -
The right to life, liberty, property, and no double jeopardy or self-incrimination. -
The right to an jury trial in a civil case. -
Protection from excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments. -
The rights not listed in the Constitution. -
Any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states. -
The right to a speedy trial, public trial, and with a jury of your peers. -
Shifted societies from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. -
A violent tax protest. This was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. -
Protects the states from law suits. -
530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France for $15 million. -
Established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful. -
There are separate ballets for the President and Vice President. -
It was significant in the War of 1812 because it was considered the greatest American land victory of the war. -
United States foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. -
Forbade states from enacting any legislation that would interfere with Congress's right to regulate commerce among the separate states. -
Ended the Mexican-American War and fulfilled the Manifest Destiny of the United States by adding 525,000 square miles of formerly Mexican land to the U.S. territory. -
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. -
The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. -
The abolishment of slavery. -
Equal protection under the Constitution for all United States citizens. -
No voting discrimination of race. -
The death of Custer and his troops became a rallying point for the United States to increase their efforts to force native peoples onto reservation lands. -
A case in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregated, "equal but separate". This ruling made segregation legal. -
The Supreme Court agreed with the administration's position, and ordered the Northern Securities company dissolved. -
Popular vote for United States Senate. -
Income tax is legal. -
Was a major global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies and the Central Powers. -
A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128. The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I. -
Prohibition of alcohol. -
Women's right to vote. -
A sharp decline in U.S. stock market values in that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s. -
Moving of dates for terms of presidency. -
Repeal of prohibition of alcohol. -
The biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. -
The first instances of atomic bombs used against humans, killing tens of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of World War II. -
Limits the terms Presidents can serve. -
The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. -
Washington D.C. have the right to vote for President. -
No poll taxes are allowed. -
The succession for presidency shall something happen to the President. -
Martin Luther King's assassination led to the rage of black people, as well as a widening of the gap between the black and white Americans. We realized as a country that we couldn't go on the way we were going. -
The minimum voting age is 18. -
Congress cannot get a pay raise until the next term. -
Hijacking of four planes, three of which were used to strike significant U.S. sites. American Airlines flight 11 and United Airlines flight 175 were flown into the World Trade Center's north and south towers and American Airlines flight 77 hit the Pentagon.