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Magna Carta
Moved from rule of man to rule of law -
Jamestown's House of Burgesses
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Mayflower Compact
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The Electoral College doesn't treat all Americans equally. It turns presidential elections into massive efforts to win the votes of a small number of voters in a few key states, rather than the support of the American people as a whole.
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Petition of Right
King Charles required to sing the Petition of Right -
Crown and Parliament
renewed conflicts and rebellions' between the Crown and Parliament -
William and Mary chosen to rule
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English Bill of Rights Passed
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Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into crowd and 5 colonists died -
Boston Tea Party
Revolutionaries dumped British Tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Colonists were forced to “Quarter,” or house, British troops -
Declaration of Independence
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Article of Confederation
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Shay’s Rebellion
Massachusetts farmers rebelled over prospect of losing land -
Northwest Ordinance
Established a plan for settling the Northwest Territory
Included disputed lands
Created system for admitting states to the Union
Banned slavery in the territory
Guided nation’s western expansion -
Constitution
James Madison is the father of the Constitution -
Virginia and New Jersey Plan
Virginia- Favored large states; representation based on population
New Jersey- Favored small states; equal representation of all states -
Judiciary Act
Established a Three-tiered Judicial Structure
1. District courts
2. Circuit courts
3. Supreme Court -
Federalist paper Gazette of the united states published
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Dual Federalism
Both state and national government were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence -
Bill of Rights ratified
17 amendments passed since Bill of Rights
Constitution has provided a stable, flexible government -
Marbury v. Madison
Power of judicial review -
12th amendment allows the President to choose V.P.
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McCullouch v Maryland
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 -
Democratic Republician Parties split into todays two major parties
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The Marshall Court
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Seneca Falls Convention
First national women rights convention in the US -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Enslaved man sued for his and his family freedom after being taken to a free state -
Morrill Act
Granted large tracts of land to states : states sold land and used money for colleges -
Morrill Act
Granted large tracts of land to states : states sold land and used money for colleges -
Wyoming Territory
was the first to grant women the right to vote -
Susan B Anthony
refused to support the 15th amendment (equal voting rights regardless of race) -
Susan B Anthony
refused to support the 15th amendment (equal voting rights regardless of race) -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Ended Chinese immigration to the US -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Ended Chinese immigration to the US -
Fong Yue Ting v. United States
The 1893 Supreme Court decision upheld the federal government’s right to remove from the country Chinese laborers
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ruled segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal -
Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act
The act made it a misdemeanor to discharge refuse matter into navigable waters or tributaries without permit, to alter the course or condition of any port or harbor without permit. -
16th Amendment
Gave congress authority to set a federal income tax -
Radio became the first form of electronic media
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Women gain the right to vote
Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until 1920 -
Native American granted citizenship
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Cooperative federalism
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Fair Labor Standards Act
The act established minimum wage, required overtime pay, and abolished child labor -
United States v. Miller
Ruled 2nd Amendment does not protect the right to have all types of weapons -
Minnersville School District v Gobitis
The supreme court ruled that a child could be expelled for refusing to salute the American -
US v. Darby
Upheld Fair labor standards act -
Executive Order
FDR required all people of Japanese descent on the West Coast to report to War Relocation Center -
Korematsu v. US
Upheld involuntary interment of ethnically Japanese -
National Security Council
Coordinates national security policy and brings together the top military, foreign affairs, and intelligence officials in the administration -
National Security Council
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Television was popular at this time
Television replaced radio as most influential electronic media -
The New Deal
The court saw Roosevelt economic legislation as an assault on property right (1930-1953) -
Brown v. Board
Ruled segregation is illegal
Separate is inherently unequal -
Hispanics forced to live in segregated communities
Overturned by Hernandez v Texas but took many years to be enforced -
Edwards v. South Carolina
187 African - American students gathered at the state capitol to protest racial injustice -
Equal Pay Act
established equal pay for men and women -
Civil Right Acct
Outlaws discrimination based on race and color , religion , sex or national origin -
Mirands v. Arizona
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes -
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Protects applicants and employees of 40+ year old from discrimination based on age in hiring , promotion discharge , compensation privileges' etc. of employment -
Loving v. Virgina
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage -
Tinker v Des Moines
Schools couldn't prevent students protesting the Vietnam war -
De Jure Segregation
ended in the 1970s "segregation by order of law '' -
War Powers Resolution
President must consult with Congress before sending troops
Congress can force the president to end use of military with a concurrent resolution -
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Prohibited banks , stores and other businesses from preventing women from getting loans or credit -
New Federalism
Began in 1980s
Returned some authority to state governments
Ronald Regan believed state governemt could better provide services to the people -
College Cost
In 1980, the average cost of a four year college was 308,000 -
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
Established the rationale for qualified immunity -
Tennessee v. Garner
Limited police use of lethal force -
Graham v. Connor
Juries must consider if the officer believed force was reasonable -
Homeland Security
Reorganization of agencies already in place -
Trump v. Hawaii
Court ruled a ban on immigration from majority-Muslim countries did not violate Establishment Clause
