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limited government -
First permanent settlement -
religous dissenters -
first colonial legislature -
moved more power from king to parliament -
Tax on imported sugar -
Tax on documents and Goods -
British retaliation → colonists label them “Intolerable Acts” -
called for repeal of Coercive Acts, boycott of British goods
Formed militias committees of safety -
After Lexington Concord
Assumed central government powers
Appointed George Washington commander -
U.S. declares independence -
the United States' first governing document -
a meeting held in Annapolis, Maryland, to address economic problems stemming from the Articles of Confederation's inability to regulate interstate commerce -
a pivotal meeting where 55 delegates from 12 states (Rhode Island absent) drafted the U.S. Constitution
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a United States federal statute enacted on September 24, 1789, during the first session of the First United States Congress. It established the federal judiciary of the United States. -
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were officially ratified (formally approved) on December 15, 1791, by three-fourths of the states -
established judicial review -
upheld implied powers -
Guaranteed vote to African-American men. -
struck down grandfather clauses. -
Protected privacy in family life and education -
job creation, economic recovery -
ended White primaries. -
limits a president to two elected terms -
banned interstate bus segregation -
ruled unconstitutional. -
social programs like Medicare and Head Start -
used Commerce Clause to prohibit racial discrimination in businesses tied to interstate commerce -
Protected privacy in medical decisions (birth control) -
provides citizens access to government records -
Requires federal agencies to release records to the public upon request, with some exceptions. -
Protected privacy in communications, even in public areas
Introduced the idea of a “reasonable expectation of privacy” -
Minimum voting age set at 18. -
Gov’t can’t give money to fund religious schools -
No one can be excluded from education programs based on sex. -
protects disabled persons from discrimination -
Mandates that many government meetings be open to the public. -
Established the rationale for qualified immunity. -
Limited police use of lethal force. -
Juries must consider if the officer believed force was reasonable at the moment it was used. -
Requires accessible voting -
allowed registration with driver's license -
Requires agencies to describe goals and identify methods to evaluate performance. -
tops states from selling driver info -
Gave states more control over welfare (public assistance programs) -
D.C. handgun ban ruled unconstitutional. -
Corporations/unions may spend unlimited independent amounts. -
Removed contribution limits to independent groups. -
Removed federal oversight of voting law changes. -
Struck down aggregate limit on individual contributions.