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1215
Magna Carta
Moved from rule of man to rule of law -
1300
black death
25 millon people die in Europe bubonic plague. -
1492
christopher columbus
when he went around the world and discovered America -
major date
1607 - Jamestown, Virginia, founded by English settlers, who begin growing tobacco. -
petition of right
king decided to sign petition of right -
individual right
king decided to sign petition of right -
1685
crown and paraliament -
1689
William and Mary chosen to rule, but had to govern according to statutes of Parliament -
1689
English Bill of Rights passed -
sugar act
sugar imported by the colonies so as to give british sugar growers in the west indies a monopoly on the colonial market -
stamp act
an act regulating duty a tax on the legal recognition of documents -
declaration of indepence
explains why the colonies should break away from Britain. -
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed -
General Elections
General election marks end of campaign -
Dual Federalism
known as layer-cake federalism or divided sovereignty, is a political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government. -
major date
1791 - Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom. -
The adoption of all amendments to the U.S. Constitution
an amendment must be ratified three-fourths of the states (38 since 1959) by either (as determined by Congress): The legislatures of three-fourths of the states; or. State ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states. -
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Power of judicial review -
landmark supreme court case
McCulloch v. Maryland- is one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power. -
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
"Power to tax is the power to destroy" -
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Power of Fed. Govt. To regulate interstate commerce -
supreme court case
Dred Scott v. Sandford- the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
The Dred Scott case, also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott. -
Morrill Act (1862)
Morrill Act. noun U.S. History. an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects. -
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal -
Military powers
Commander-in-Chief of the military
Power to deploy military -
Bond
Borrower (Gov't) agrees to pay back borrowed money, plus interest -
The New Deal Era
The court saw Roosevelt's economic legislation as an assault on property rights
Ruled that some New Deal programs violated the Constitution -
united states v darby
Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act; Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions -
Korematsu v. the United States (1944)
Upheld involuntary internment of ethnically Japanese American citizens -
National Security Council:
Coordinates national security policy
Brings together the top military, foreign affairs, and intelligence officials in the administration -
Universal Healthcare
Universal Healthcare is a system in which all people receive access to healthcare services without it becoming a financial hardship. -
Voter ID Laws
Some people argue that requiring photo ID to vote discriminates against the poor and people who live in cities. -
Era of Fiscal Federalism
is part of broader public finance discipline. The term was introduced by the German-born American economist Richard Musgrave in 1959. Fiscal federalism deals with the division of governmental functions and financial relations among levels of government. -
creative federalism
Great Society -
Single Payer Healthcare
Single Payer Healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all people are covered by a single public system -
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes -
Loving V. Virginia (1967)
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage -
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Schools couldn’t prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War -
The Office of Management and Budget
Helps develop the federal budget and to oversee its execution by the agencies in the executive branch -
military powers
War Powers Resolution (1973) is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. -
new federalism
New Federalism is a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states. -
Student Loan Forgiveness
Student Loan Forgiveness is the process of forgiving some or all of an individual's student loans. -
Voter Registration
In efforts to keep elections secure, officials often remove the deceased and individuals who have moved from the voter rolls. -
Issues in Federalism Today
Congress gave states authority to manage welfare systems with block grants -
district court
a state of federal trial court. -
circuit court
Layer of courts above district courts are called a Court of Appeals
Hear appeals from district courts and from Federal agencies that have rule-making and rule-enforcement power -
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense -
Healthcare Accessibility
Most people with health insurance receive coverage through their employer.
Insurance companies can no longer deny coverage based on "preexisting conditions."
The price for certain medications and procedures are higher than in other developed countries. -
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage -
covid
a virus from china -
kobe bryant
died in a helicopter crash
