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Creation of Magna Carta
it is a statement of law that applied to the kings as well as to his subjects. -
Pilgrim code of law
You shall swear to be truly loyal; also, according to that measure of wisdom, understanding, and discerning given unto you faithfully, equally, -
Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence included these three major ideas: People have certain Inalienable Rights including Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness. All Men are created equal. Individuals have a civic duty to defend these rights for themselves and others. -
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Articles of Confederation
created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. -
Virginia Bill est. Religious freedoms
It established a clear separation of church and state and was one of Jefferson's proudest accomplishments. -
Constitution was made
The United States Constitution was written to protect citizens and also the states. -
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Federalist papers
a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution. -
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Bill of Rights Made
It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. -
Copyright act
which provides the basic framework for the current copyright law -
Bill of rights approved
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11th amendment made
prohibits federal courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by an individual from another state or another country -
President Washington leaves office
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Aliens and Sedition Act
raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the president to deport "aliens," and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime. -
Louisiana Purchase
was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic -
Marbury v. Madison
was the U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Supreme Court's power of judicial revie -
Mccullouch v. Maryland
the Court established that Congress had implied constitutional power to create a national bank and that individual states could not tax a federally chartered bank. -
Missouri Compromise
This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time -
Commonwealth v. Hunt
case that considered the right to exist of labor unions. -
Orgon Treaty
The agreement extended the border along the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean but kept Vancouver Island within British North America. -
Mexican-American war
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico -
Compromise of 1850
The acts called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, -
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Dred Scott Case
Black man named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom i -
Government Printing Office created
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Election of Abraham Lincoln
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Homestead Act
provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land -
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act
protects liberty by protecting the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus -
13th Amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -
Freedmen's Bureau
provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans. -
Civil Rights act
declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude" -
Purchase of Alaska Territory
United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million -
Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
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14th Amendment
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States -
Department of Justice est/15th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
Civil rights act
The bill guaranteed all citizens, regardless of color, access to accommodations, theatres, public schools, churches, and cemeteries. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed a measure to repeal the discriminatory exclusion laws against Chinese immigrants and to establish an immigration quota for China -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. -
Evarts Act
established nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit at the time -
Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act
the initial authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) regulatory permit program to protect navigable waters in the development of harbors and other construction and excavation. -
Reclamation act passed
required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits -
First wildlife refuge est.
Pelican Island, the world's first national wildlife refuge -
The Antiquities Act
The aim is to protect all historic and prehistoric sites on United States federal lands and to prohibit excavation or destruction of these antiquities. -
The Judicial Code of 1911
the most expansive act concerning the judiciary ever passed by Congress. -
Dept. of Labor est.
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16th amendment
The Congress shall have the 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." -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties of World War I -
19th Amendment
granted women the right to vote. -
Cable act
allowed women who married foreigners eligible for naturalization to retain their U.S. citizenship -
Immigration Act of 1924
limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was period of worldwide economic depression between 1929 and 1939. -
National archives est,
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Banking Act
The bill was designed “to provide for the safer and more effective use of the assets of banks, to regulate interbank control, to prevent the undue diversion of funds into speculative operations, and for other purposes.” -
Civil Aeronautics Act
transferred federal responsibilities for non-military aviation from the Bureau of Air Commerce to a new, independent agency, the Civil Aeronautics Authority. -
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WWII
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National Security Act
An Act To promote the national security by providing for a Secretary of Defense -
Marshall Plan
proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe -
Atomic Energy Act
assure the proper management of source, special nuclear, and byproduct material. -
Civil Rights Act
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
Voting Rights Act
outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Clean Air Act
What exactly does the Clean Air Act do?
The act establishes federal standards for mobile sources of air pollution and their fuels and for sources of 187 hazardous air pollutants, and it establishes a cap-and-trade program for the emissions that cause acid rain. -
Foreign intelligence Surveillance Act
establishes procedures for the authorization of electronic surveillance, use of pen registers and trap and trace devices, physical searches, and business records for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence. -
Monetary Control Act
required all depository institutions to meet Federal Reserve minimum requirements. -
Executive Order 12829
This order establishes a National Industrial Security Program to safeguard Federal Government classified information that is released to contractors, -
Gramm-Leach-Bililey Act
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires financial institutions – companies that offer consumers financial products or services like loans, financial or investment advice, or insurance – to explain their information-sharing practices to their customers and to safeguard sensitive data. -
9/11 attack
Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon in Arlingto -
U.S customs and Border Patrol est.
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Excutive order 13526
establishes a uniform system for classifying, marking, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information