U.S. Government Timeline - TS

  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    Manga Carta: was written by a group of 13th-century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king.
  • Third Amendment

    Third Amendment

    Quartering of soldiers.
  • Fifth Amendment

    Fifth Amendment

    "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia."
  • First Amendment

    First Amendment

    Freedom of speech, press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
  • Second Amendment

    Second Amendment

    Right to bear arms.
  • Fourth Amendment

    Fourth Amendment

    Search and Seizure. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, and papers.
  • Sixth Amendment

    Sixth Amendment

    Right to speedy trial by jury, witness, counsel.
  • Seventh Amendment

    Seventh Amendment

    Jury trial in civil lawsuits. "In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."
  • Ninth Amendment

    Ninth Amendment

    Non-enumerated rights retained by people.
  • Eighth Amendment

    Eighth Amendment

    Excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment.
  • Twelfth Amendment

    Twelfth Amendment

    Election of president and vice president.
  • Tenth Amendment

    Tenth Amendment

    Rights reserved to states or people.
  • Eleventh Amendment

    Eleventh Amendment

    Suits against states.
  • Marbury vs. Madison

    Marbury vs. Madison

    Established the doctrine of judicial review.
  • Gibbons vs. Ogden

    Gibbons vs. Ogden

    "Which held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, which is granted to the US Congress by the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution, encompasses the power to regulate navigation."
  • Dred Scott vs. Sandford

    Dred Scott vs. Sandford

    "Did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and thus they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens."
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment

    Abolished Slavery.
  • Fourteenth  Amendment

    Fourteenth Amendment

    Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt.
  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment

    Right to vote not denied by race.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    "Ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".
  • Lochner vs. New York

    Lochner vs. New York

    "New York State statute that prescribed maximum working hours for bakers violated the bakers' right to freedom of contract under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
  • Sixteenth Amendment

    Sixteenth Amendment

    Income tax, 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.
  • Seventeenth Amendment

    Seventeenth Amendment

    Popular Election of Senators, 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.
  • Eighteenth Amendement

    Eighteenth Amendement

    Prohibition of Liquor
  • Schenck vs. United States

    Schenck vs. United States

    "U.S. Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I."
  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment

    Women's Right to Vote.
  • Gitlow vs. New York

    Gitlow vs. New York

    "Extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press to apply to the governments of U.S. states."
  • Twentieth Amendment

    Twentieth Amendment

    If the president is not able to hold office, the vice president will act as president.
  • Twenty First Amendment

    Twenty First Amendment

    Grants the states complete control over whether to permit importation or sale of liquor and how to structure the liquor distribution system.
  • Korematsu vs. United States

    Korematsu vs. United States

    "Was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast Military Area during World War II."
  • Twenty Second Amendment

    Twenty Second Amendment

    No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education

    "Ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality."
  • Twenty Third Amendment

    Twenty Third Amendment

    Allows American citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for presidential electors.
  • Mapp vs. Ohio

    Mapp vs. Ohio

    Ruled that the exclusionary rule, which prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained.
  • Engel vs. Vitale

    Engel vs. Vitale

    "It is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools, due to violation of the First Amendment."
  • Baker vs. Carr

    Baker vs. Carr

    "Redistricting qualifies as a justiciable question under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, thus enabling federal courts to hear Fourteenth Amendment-based redistricting cases."
  • Gideon vs. Wainwright

    Gideon vs. Wainwright

    "Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own."
  • Twenty Fourth Amendment

    Twenty Fourth Amendment

    It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections.
  • Twenty Fifth Amendment

    Twenty Fifth Amendment

    "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."
  • Griswold vs. Connecticut

    Griswold vs. Connecticut

    "Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects the liberty of married couples to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction."
  • Miranda vs. Arizona

    Miranda vs. Arizona

    "Ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution."
  • Loving vs. Virginia

    Loving vs. Virginia

    "Laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
  • Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent Community School District

    Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent Community School District

    "It was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools."
  • Twenty Sixth Amendment

    Twenty Sixth Amendment

    Right to vote at age 18.
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade

    "U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion."
  • Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier

    Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier

    "The Supreme Court held that schools may restrict what is published in student newspapers if the papers have not been established as public forums."
  • Texas vs. Johnson

    Texas vs. Johnson

    "That burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech."
  • Twenty Seventh Amendment

    Twenty Seventh Amendment

    "Required any change to the rate of compensation for members of the U.S. Congress to take effect only after the subsequent election in the House of Representatives."
  • United States vs. Lopez

    United States vs. Lopez

    "Court that struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 due to its being outside of Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce."
  • Lawrence vs. Texas

    Lawrence vs. Texas

    "Ruled that most sanctions of criminal punishment for consensual, adult non-procreative sexual activity are unconstitutional."