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King John signed Magna Carta -
This experimental government was established -
Established experimental government -
King Charles required to sign Petition of Right -
Conflict between the Parliament and Charles, which led to Charles' beheading -
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Tax on sugar imports -
First direct tax on paper goods and legal documents -
British soldiers fired into crowd, 5 colonists died -
Dumped tea into the harbor -
Quartering of British troops -
Signed by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress on August 2, 1776 -
The first state to ratify was Virginia -
Established a new government and states for the Northwest -
Both state and national governments were equal up until the 1930s -
Established a three-tiered Judicial structure -
Established a Three-tiered Judicial Structure -
Federalist paper Gazette of the United
States published -
Whigs countered with National Gazette. -
The Bill of Rights were ratified and finally acknowledged -
Power of judicial review -
allows the President to choose VP -
Maryland taxed the national bank -
Power of fed. Gov. To regulate interstate commerce -
First National women’s rights convention in the US
Called for equal rights in voting, education, and property -
Slave who sued for his and his family’s freedom after being taken to a free state
Court said that Scott, as an African American and previously property, was not a citizen
Gave him no legal standing to sue
Called the “greatest disaster” of the supreme court -
From 1865-1899
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Susan B. Anthony refused to support the 15th amendment (equal voting rights regardless of race) bc it didn’t extend voting rights to women (1870) -
Criminals and prostitutes were not allowed to immigrate into the US. -
He was assassinated, however his death was really from his wounds, not being shot itself. -
Ended Chinese immigration to the US -
An act passed to to establish a better system for selecting gov officials and supervising them -
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Ruled segregation was legal so long as facilities were equal
“Separate but equal” doctrine -
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Direct election of senators -
Radio became first form of electronic media -
Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until passage of the 19th amendment in 1920 -
Native Americans were finally granted citizenship -
FDR had a plan to help fix the problems with the U.S. economy. -
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Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act; Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions -
FDR required all people of Japanese descent on the West Coast to report to “War Relocation Centers” (internment camps) -
Up held Executive Order 9066 -
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Brought together the top military foreign affairs and intelligence officials in the administration during the cold war -
Coordinates national security polices Brings together the top military foreign affairs and intelligence officials in the administration Created in 1947 (cold war)
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Television replaced radio as most influential
electronic media -
Ruled segregation is illegal
“Separate is inherently unequal” -
mass movement in the 1950s and 1960s to guarantee the civil rights or African-Americans -
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No longer are many Hispanics were forced to live in segregated communities. -
The first major legislation passed by the US Congress -
Gov program to eliminate poverty and social inequality
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Empowered the federal government to actively engage in voter registration in places where voting discrimination had been found -
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equal pay for men and women -
Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin in voting, employment, and public accommodations Passed under the commerce Clause of the Constitution, so businesses had to follow law as well. -
Black people can now vote along white people -
Eliminated country-based quotas; preferred immigrants w/ certain job skills and relatives of US citizens
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Expanded rights of people accused of crimes
“Miranda rights” -
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage -
Ruled that schools couldn’t prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War -
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State laws are updated to reflect women's right to vote
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allowed Native American groups to control federally funded programs in their communities
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prohibited banks, stores, and other businesses from preventing women from getting loans or credit. -
Ronald Reagan thought the governments could do better for their people, thus New federalism was born -
Established the rationale for qualified immunity -
Limited police use of lethal force
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Juries must consider if the officer believed force was reasonable -
Allowed 675,000 immigrants
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Added protection over transportation, law enforcement, border security, and immigration -
Ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage -
Court ruled a ban on immigration from majority-Muslim countries did not violate the Establishment Clause -
Allowed 30,000 refugees