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Moved from rule of man to rule of law
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King Charles required to sing the Petition of Right
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renewed conflicts and rebellions' between the Crown and Parliament
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British soldiers fired into crowd and 5 colonists died
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Revolutionaries dumped British Tea into the harbor
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Colonists were forced to “Quarter,” or house, British troops
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Massachusetts farmers rebelled over prospect of losing land
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Established a plan for settling the Northwest Territory
Included disputed lands
Created system for admitting states to the Union
Banned slavery in the territory
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James Madison is the father of the Constitution
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Virginia- Favored large states; representation based on population
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Established a Three-tiered Judicial Structure
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Both state and national government were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
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17 amendments passed since Bill of Rights
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Power of judicial review
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power to tax is the 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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First national women rights convention in the US
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Enslaved man sued for his and his family freedom after being taken to a free state
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Granted large tracts of land to states : states sold land and used money for colleges
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Granted large tracts of land to states : states sold land and used money for colleges
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was the first to grant women the right to vote -
refused to support the 15th amendment (equal voting rights regardless of race)
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refused to support the 15th amendment (equal voting rights regardless of race)
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Ended Chinese immigration to the US
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Ended Chinese immigration to the US
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The 1893 Supreme Court decision upheld the federal government’s right to remove from the country Chinese laborers
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Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal
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Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal
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The act made it a misdemeanor to discharge refuse matter into navigable waters or tributaries without permit, to alter the course or condition of any port or harbor without permit.
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Gave congress authority to set a federal income tax -
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Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until 1920
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The act established minimum wage, required overtime pay, and abolished child labor
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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
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Upheld Fair labor standards act
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FDR required all people of Japanese descent on the West Coast to report to War Relocation Center
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Upheld involuntary interment of ethnically Japanese
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Coordinates national security policy and brings together the top military, foreign affairs, and intelligence officials in the administration
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Television replaced radio as most influential electronic media
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The court saw Roosevelt economic legislation as an assault on property right (1930-1953)
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Ruled segregation is illegal
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Overturned by Hernandez v Texas but took many years to be enforced
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187 African - American students gathered at the state capitol to protest racial injustice
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established equal pay for men and women
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Outlaws discrimination based on race and color , religion , sex or national origin
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Expanded rights of people accused of crimes
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Protects applicants and employees of 40+ year old from discrimination based on age in hiring , promotion discharge , compensation privileges' etc. of employment
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Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage
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Schools couldn't prevent students protesting the Vietnam war
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ended in the 1970s "segregation by order of law ''
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President must consult with Congress before sending troops
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Prohibited banks , stores and other businesses from preventing women from getting loans or credit
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Began in 1980s
Returned some authority to state governments
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In 1980, the average cost of a four year college was 308,000
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Established the rationale for qualified immunity
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Limited police use of lethal force
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Juries must consider if the officer believed force was reasonable
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Reorganization of agencies already in place
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Court ruled a ban on immigration from majority-Muslim countries did not violate Establishment Clause
