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The Articles of Confederation was written
The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt at self government for the U.S.. The Articles of Confederation was written between 1777 and 1778. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris is written to recognize the U.S. as an independent nation, and it puts an end to the Revolutionary War. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion forces the federal government to reevaluate the constitution because of their lack of access to funds for federal troops (i.e. no money to send out troops in order to protect cities against events like Shay's Rebellion). -
Constitution is ratified
After the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia and debated over a strong centralized government for nearly three months, the Constitution of the United States was officially approved. -
Bill of Rights is approved
Congress passes the Bill of Rights, a document that states the 10 basic freedoms/rights that all American citizens are entitled to. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Marbury v. Madison was one of the most important Supreme Court cases because it established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review (the right to declare a law unconstitutional) over Congress. It also helped define the boundary between the executive and judicial branches of the United States government. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The Supreme Court made the decision when the state of Maryland began imposing a tax on all bank notes not chartered by Maryland. the tax law was ruled unconstitutional because it was an attempt to violate the powers of the federal government in one of the Supreme Court’s earlier landmark cases (it established the federal government’s implied powers over states). -
13th Ammendment
The 13th amendment is passed by congress, abolishing slavery in the U.S. (It is the first of the reconstruction amendments). -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment is passed, guaranteeing citizenship to all of those that are born in the U.S., including former slaves (the second of the reconstruction amendments). -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment is passed, granting full voting rights to all those who are citizens of the U.S., regardless of race or ethnicity- women are not yet included (the third of the reconstruction amendments.) -
The 18th and 21st Amendments
1916) The 18th amendment criminalized the production, transportation, and vending of alcohol in the U.S.- extremely hard to monitor, organized crime rates spike due to the market for illegal alcohol. 1933) The 21st amendment was the only amendment made to repeal another (the 18th). -
Brown vs. the board of Education
The supreme court ended segregation in public school systems by saying that separate schools for different races provided inherently unequal education’s for all students enrolled – to the detriment of black students. To the court, black students were deprived of equal protection guaranteed by the 14th amendment in the Constitution -
27th Amendment
The final amendment to the Constitution states that any pay raises approved for congress members will not go into effect until the next congressional session. -
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1.4 learning assessment
Demonstrate how the Constitutional government in the United States has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation and informal practices.
