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Magna Carta
King John signed the magna carta -
Jamestown's House of Burgesses
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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower -
Petition of Right
King Charles was forced to sign petition of right -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The fundamental orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers. -
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
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Crown and Parliament
renewed conflicts and rebellion between the crown and parliament. -
William and Mary
William and Mary chose to rule, but had to govern according to statutes of parliament. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II, who became co-rulers in England after the overthrow of King James II. The bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. -
Articles of Confederation
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amendments
1st-10th amendments was passed -
George Washington
Didn't become president until -
Constitutional Convention
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Judiciary act
- District courts
- Circuit courts
- Supreme courts
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Federalist paper
Federalist paper Gazette of the United States published. -
Bill of Rights
Ratified in -
Whigs
Whigs countered with National Gazette -
11th amendment
11th amendment was passed. The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. -
Vice President
The VP became 2nd -
Chief John Marshall
Expanded the power of the Supreme Court -
Marbary vs. Madison
Power of judicial review -
12 Amendment
The president can choose the VP -
McCulloch v. Maryland
“Power to tax is the power to destroy” -
Gibbon v. Ogden
Power of federal government to regulate interstate commerce -
Dred Scott v. Stanford
Dred Scott was a slave and the people said since he didn’t own land he was not a citizen. -
13th amentment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -
14th amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. -
15th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
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US population
The US population doubled -
Plessy v. Ferguson
“Separate but equal”. Ruled segregation -
16th amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
17th amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures. -
18th amendment
After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. -
Radio
Radio became the first form of electronic media -
19th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. -
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New Deal Era
The court saw Roosevelt's economic legislation as an assault on property rights. -
20th amendment
The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the twentieth day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the third day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. -
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Roosevelt's presidency
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21th amendment
The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. -
U.S v. Darby
Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act; Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions. -
Korematsu v. the United States
Upheld involuntary internment of ethnically Japanese American citizens. -
Television
Television replaced radio as most influential electronic media -
22nd amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. -
republic president
Republican presidents have appointed most of the Supreme Court justices -
Brown v. Board
Ruled segregation is illegal
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23rd amendment
The district constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint, in such manner as the Congress may direct, a number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the district would be entitled if it were a state, but in no event more than the least populous state. -
24th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. -
Miranda v. Arizona
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes -
Loving V. Virginia
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage. -
25th amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President, who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Schools couldn’t prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War -
26th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age. -
New federalism
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27th amendment
No law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
