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Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation introduced 13 different articles that granted powers to the states and the federal government. It also established the functions of the national government after the U.S. declared it's independence from Great Britain. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention took place in the old Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. The constitutional convention was not intended to, but ended up being utilized to write the constitution. This helped fix the government at the time. -
10th amendment
The 10th amendment reads, " The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." It basically states that anything not given to the federal government and not stated in the constitution is a power of the states. -
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land. The Supremacy Clause and the judicial power granted in Article III give the Supreme Court the ultimate power to review state court decisions involving issues arising under the Constitution and laws -
Commerce Clause
Article 1, Section 8, gives congress the power to "regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among several states, and with the Indian tribes." -
The Civil War
The Civil War was also known as "The War Between States". The war was between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. The war was primarily over slavery and it's economical consequences. -
14th amendment
The 14th amendment, ratified in 1868, was what seemed to be the country trying to heal itself from the civil war. It states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including African Americans, are citizens of the country. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a United States antitrust law passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, which regulates competition among enterprises. It prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act is for preventing manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines and liquors and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes. -
16th amendment
The 16th amendment states, “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." This means that the federal government is allowed to collect income taxes from all Americans, however, other direct taxes like on houses or other property would be divided among states. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs and projects during the Great Depression by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It aimed to restore prosperity, restore the economy, and provide jobs to those in need. -
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Authorized the formation of local Community Action Agencies as a part of the war on poverty. "It is the purpose of the Economic Opportunity Act to strengthen, supplement and coordinate efforts in furtherance of that policy." -
State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act
The State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act over a five-year period allocated some $30,000,000,000, one-third to state governments and two-thirds to local governments through implementation of revenue sharing. -
September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001 a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks took place in the United States. These attacks were orchestrated by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qeada. -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act is a federal law that provides money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress. -
Affordable Care Act
Generally referred to as Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act is the landmark health reform legislation passed by the 111th congress and signed into law by President Barrack Obama in March 2010