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1215
Magna Carta signed
moved from rule of man to rule of law. It outlined individual rights which king could not violate. Included taxation and trial provisions. -
Jamestown's House of Burgessess
the first democratically elected legislative body in the British American colonies -
Mayflower Compact
was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony -
Petition of Right
King Charles was required to sign the Petition of Right. Required monarchs to obtain parliamentary approval before levying new taxes, also could not unlawfully imprison people or establish military rule during times of peace. -
English Bill of Rights
Free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment guaranteed. -
Sugar Act
was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain -
Stamp Act
An act regulating stamp duty (a tax on legal recognition of documents). -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into crowd and 5 colonist died. -
Boston Tea Party
dumped British tea into the harbor -
First National Government formed
Colonies were to keep "sovereignty, freedom, and independence." Ratification was delayed by argument over control of control western lands. Small states refused to ratify until they graduated the entire confederation control over the west. Ratified 1781 -
Failure of the Articles of Confederation
The national government did not have enough authority. -
Full Faith and Credit Clause
A contract in one state must be honored by all other states -
Supremacy Clause
Establishes the national laws are supreme to state laws -
U.S Constitution
The rulings of the supreme court are based on this document. -
Creation of the Supreme Court
Was made to handle conflict between the state and national government. -
11th Amendment
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. -
1st Amendment
The right to express Religion and Expression (freedom of speech). -
2nd Amendment
The right to bear arms -
3rd Amendment
Quartering Soldiers -
4th Amendment
Search and Seizure -
5th Amendment
Rights of Persons -
6th Amendment
Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions -
7th Amendment
Civil Trials -
8th Amendment
Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. -
9th Amendment
Unenumerated Rights. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. -
10th Amendment
Reserved Powers. 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. -
12th Amendment
separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800 -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
The verdict was "The power to tax in the power to destroy" -
Morrill Act of 1862
granted states large tracts of land so the states could sell the land and use the money for public colleges. -
13th Amendment
Freed All Slaves -
Equal Protection Clause
provides "nor shall any State ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" -
14th Amendment
Everyone born in America is an American citizen -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States -
President Garfield Assassination
Shot September 19, 1881 and died 2 months later -
Chinese Act of 1882
Meant to curb the influx of Chinese immigrants to the United States, particularly California, The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 suspended Chinese immigration for ten years and declared Chinese immigrants ineligible for naturalization. President Chester A. Arthur signed it into law on May 6, 1882 -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
The act of congress that eliminated the Spoils System -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Was made to prevent monopolies -
16th Amendment
gave Congress the authority to stablish an income tax -
New Deal
Cooperative Federalism was part of this major government initiative -
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942 -
Korematsu vs. United States
a landmark United States Supreme Court case upholding the exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast Military Area during World War II -
Hernandez vs. Texas
was a landmark case, "the first and only Mexican-American civil-rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court during the post-World War II period." -
The great society
A government program created by President Lyndon B. Johnson to eliminate poverty and social inequality. -
Civil Rights Act
a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation and gender identity -
Freedom of Information Act
Allows all citizens access to written records kept by federal agencies -
Regan's Contract with America
Reduced size of national government by eliminating and combing federal programs -
California Civil Rights Initiative
amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment -
Prop 209
is a California ballot proposition which, upon approval in November 1996, amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment -
Formation of Homeland Security
A federal department formed after the 9/11 attacks to protect the nation from terrorism and natural disasters -
Prop 16
California ballot proposition that appeared on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot, asking California voters to amend the Constitution of California to repeal 1996's Proposition 209
