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King John signed the Magna Carta -
King Charles was required to sign the petition of right -
Conflict between King Charles and the Parliament erupted into the Civil War in 1642 -
The English Bill of Rights was passed -
First direct tax on paper goods and legal documents -
The British fired into a crowd, 5 colonists died -
series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party and colonial resistance to British rule -
The Declaration of Independence is a document that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain -
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789. It established a weak central government and a loose political union between the 13 states that had previously been British colonies. -
Established a 3-tiered Judicial structure -
Federalist Paper Gazette of the US published -
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. -
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury -
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. -
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. -
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed; which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. -
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. -
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. -
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. -
Passed by Congress on March 4, 1794 and ratified on February 7, 1795, this amendment prevents citizens of one state or foreign countries from suing another state in federal court. -
The Democratic-Republican Party splits into two separate parties. The Democrats and the Republicans -
On July 2, 1881, newly inaugurated President James A. Garfield was mortally wounded by a deranged gunman as he prepared to board a train in Washington, D.C. -
Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909 and ratified on February 3, 1913, this amendment gave Congress the power to impose an income tax -
Passed by Congress on May 13, 1912 and ratified on April 8, 1913, this amendment required the direct election of senators -
Passed by Congress on December 18, 1917 and ratified on January 16, 1919, this amendment established Prohibition, which banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
The radio became the 1st form of electronic media -
Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919 and ratified on August 18, 1920, this amendment gave women the right to vote. -
It repealed the previous Eighteenth Amendment which had established a nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
Twentieth Amendment was designed to remove the excessively long period of time a defeated president or member of Congress would continue to serve after his or her failed bid for reelection -
rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades -
TV replaced Radios as the most influential electronic media -
The Twenty-Second Amendment limits an elected president to two terms in office, a total of eight years. -
In a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court deliberated that separate facilities are inherently unequal, and de jure segregation is in violation of the 14th Amendment. This decision paved the way for further civil rights activity. -
JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, Lyndon Johnson was immediately sworn into the presidency. -
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes -
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage -
The civil rights movement lost its de facto leader to James Earl Ray, who killed King in his motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The killing set off a spree of riots and saw the end of the nonviolent protest movement, with the militant black power phase picking up pace. -
Ruled that schools couldn't prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War -
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution reduced the legal voting age to 18, bringing in a generation of young voters. -
In the most controversial Supreme Court decision of all time, abortion was rule legal by the court under chief justice Warren Burger. -
The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp of New York for Vice President. Clinton had 379 votes and Dole had 159. -
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a US government agency that works to protect the United States from threats and improve its security. -
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Bush had 286 votes and Kerry had 251. -
Democrat Barack Obama, then junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain. Nine states changed allegiance from the 2004 election. Each had voted for the Republican nominee in 2004 and contributed to Obama's sizable Electoral College victory. Obama received 365 electoral votes, and McCain 173. -
Ruled the 2nd amendment protects an individuals right to keep and bear arms for self-defense -
Ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage -
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine. Trump won a victory in the Electoral College, winning 30 states with 306 pledged electors out of 538. -
The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and incumbent U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence. Biden had 306 votes and Trump had 232.