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Representative Government
this tradition began in the 11th century -
1215
Limited Government
Began in 1215 when the Magna Carta was signed -
Jamestown’s House of Burgesses
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Individual Rights
King Charles required to sign the petition of right, which required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before new taxes -
English Bill of Rights
guaranteed free speech and the protection from cruel and unusual punishment -
Stamp Act
The first tax on paper and legal documents -
Boston Massacre
British officers fired into crowd. 5 colonists died -
Boston Tea Party
revolutionaries dump tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Colonists were forced to “Quarter,” or house, British troops -
Declaration of Independence
Signed by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress -
Articles of Confederation
first national government -
Shays rebellion
farmers rebelled over the prospect of using land -
Northwest Ordinance
Established a plan for settling the Northwest Territory -
The Constitutional Convention
Drafting a new constitution -
25th amendment
Sets up the formal processes of Presidential Succession -
Judiciary Act of 1789
Established a Three-tiered Judicial Structure -
Federalist paper Gazette of the United States published
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Bill of rights
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Whigs countered with National Gazette.
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Marbury v. Madison
Power of judicial review -
12th Amendment
Allows the president to choose VP -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland taxed the national bank
Court ruled bank was necessary and proper
Maryland couldn’t tax bank b/c it could weaken the national government
"The power to tax is the power to destroy." -
Gibbons V Ogden
Right of a state legislature to award a monopoly to operate a steamship line between NY and NJ -
Party Split
Democratic-Republican party split into today’s two major parties—Democrats, Republicans -
Morrill Act
Granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used money for colleges -
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators -
16th amendment
gave Congress authority to set a federal income tax -
N. Americans granted citizenship
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House of Representatives
Amount fixed by the state since 1929 -
22nd Amendment
U.S. President can serve up to 10 years or two 4-year terms -
National Security Council
Coordinates national security policy -
War Powers Resolution
President must consult with Congress before sending troops -
Homeland Security
Reorganization of agencies already in place