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Royal charter of rights agreed to by King John England. -
Political protest, revolutionaries dumped British Tea into the harbor. -
13 colonies declared their independence from Great Britain -
Adopted by the Continental Congress and served as the United States' first constitution. -
To write a new constitution and set aside the Articles of Confederation. -
Delware was the first state to ratify the Constitution -
Defended the new constitution. -
Both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence. -
Legal process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen -
Protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. -
Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. -
A right against forced self-incrimination -
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. -
Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. -
Citizens' civil cases can be heard and decided upon by a jury of their peers. -
Guarantees the rights of criminal defendants. -
protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments -
Rights, retained by the people, that are not listed in the Constitution. -
Federal government only has the powers that are in the Constitution. -
Prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states. -
Separate election of the president and vice president by the electoral college. -
Dred Scott was a slave who tried to sue for his and his family's freedom and it was called the greatest disaster of the Supreme Court. -
This amendment abolished slavery. -
Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the US or anyone who became a citizen. -
The right of citizens to vote no matter the race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
Prevented monopiles -
Ruled segregation was legal so as long as facilities were equal. Also know as separate but equal. -
Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on income. -
Allows voters to pass direct votes for U.S senators. -
Prohibited manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquors. -
Right of U.S citizens to be able to vote no matter what sex they are. -
Changed the original date for president and vice president's term from March 4th to January 20th. -
Series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
It ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US. -
Upheld fair labor standards act; commerce clause allows congress to regulate employment conditions -
No one should be elected into office more than 2 terms. -
A mass movement to guarantee the civil rights of African-Americans. -
Government program to to eliminate poverty and social inequality. -
Extend right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state. -
Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Prohibited states from requiring payment of a poll tax as a condition for voting in federal elections -
Vice president becomes president if anything were to happen to the president during his term in office. -
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes. -
struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage -
Ruled schools couldn't prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War. -
Right for an 18 year old or older to be able to vote. -
Returned some authority to state governments. -
Prevents members of congress from giving themselves pay raises during the current season. -
2nd amendment protects an individuals right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. -
States must grant and recognize same-sex marriage.