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King John of England signed the Magna Carta which moved England from rule of man to rule of law
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Started when King John signed the Magna Carta
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Required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before levying new taxes
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King Charles required to sign the Petition of Right
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Free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment guaranteed
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First direct tax on paper goods and legal documents
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British soldiers fired into crowd, 5 colonists died
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Dumped British Tea into the harbor
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Quartering of British troops
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Signed by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress
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Massachusetts farmers rebelled over prospect of losing land
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Established a plan for setting the Northwest Territory. Disputed lands, created a system for admitting states to the union, banned slavery in the territory, and guided nation's western expansion
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Drafting a new constitution
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Established a Three-tiered Judicial Structure. 1. District Courts 2. Circuit Courts 3. Supreme Court
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Power of judicial review
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Allows the President to choose VP
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Power to tax is power to destroy
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Right of a state legislature to award a monopoly to operate a steamship line between NY and NJ
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1801-1835. Began to expand the power of the Supreme Court
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First national woman's rights convention in the US.
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Slave sued his and his family's freedom after being taken to a free state
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Granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used the money for colleges
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Ended Chinese immigration to the US
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Direct election of Senators
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Gave congress authority to set a federal income tax
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Radio became the first form of electronic media
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Gave women the right to vote
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Granted citizenship in 1924
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1789-1930s. Both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
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Ruled 2nd Amendment does not protect the right to have all types of weapons.
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The Supreme Court ruled that a child could be expelled for refusing to salute the American flag or recite the pledge (these actions violated the child’s religious beliefs)
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Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act; Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions
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FDR required all people of Japanese descent on the West Coast to report to "War Relocation Centers" (internment camps)
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The court reversed itself and decided unity was not a sufficient reason to overrule religious beliefs.
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Upheld involuntary internment of ethnically Japanese American citizens
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Coordinates national security policy
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Ruled segregation is illegal, "Separate is inherently unequal"
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The first and only Mexican-American civil-rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court
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Government program to eliminate poverty and social inequality
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Released national funds to achieve national goals
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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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187 African-American students gathered at the state capitol to protest racial injustice. Students did not end protest when police told them to and were arrested. Court said the state had no authority to disperse the students, as they were protesting legally.
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Established equal pay for men and women
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Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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Expanded rights of people accused of crimes, "Miranda Rights"
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Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage
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Protects applicants and employees of 40+ years old from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, privileges, etc. of employment
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Ruled that schools couldn’t prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War
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President must consult with Congress before sending troops
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Returned some authority to state governments
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Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public
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Congress gave states authority to manage welfare systems with block grants
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Increased border control; easier to deport aliens, increased penalties for smuggling people in the country
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Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense
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Ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage
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Court ruled a ban on immigration from majority-Muslim countries did not violate the Establishment Clause
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Ruled 2nd Amendment applies to federal, state, and local governments; upheld 2nd Amendment
