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Declared our independence from Britain -
freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state -
the supreme law of the United States of America -
Prevents government from making laws that regulate government. -
The right to bear arms -
Soldiers cannot force themselves to live in your home -
protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. -
allows you to refuse to answer questions during a criminal trial to avoid accidentally confessing to the crime. -
Right to free and fair trial -
It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value -
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. -
enumeration of some rights precluded the recognition of others. -
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. -
Violent tax protest -
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 -
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. -
each elector must cast distinct votes for president and vice president, instead of two votes for president. -
warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. -
Even if slaves lived in free states they were not entitled to freedom because they were not citizens -
no slavery in the us -
granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws -
Granted African American men the right to vote -
granted Congress the power to collect income taxes on individuals and corporations. -
The Seventeenth Amendment requires a governor to call a special election to fill vacancies in the Senate. It also allows a state's legislature to permit its governor to make temporary appointments, which last until a special election is held to fill the vacancy. -
US joined the war with the allied powers -
Prohibition to alcohol -
Granted women the right to vote -
End of the roaring 20s -
if the president-elect dies or is otherwise incapacitated before they are inaugurated, the vice president-elect takes up the now vacant role and serves for the full four-year term. -
grants the States vir- tually complete control over whether to permit importation or sale of liquor and how to structure the liquor distribution system -
War between allied and axis powers -
Japanese invasion of IS naval base in Hawaii -
Nuclear weapons the USA used to end the war with Japan -
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, -
Washington DC can vote -
Russia sent missiles to Cuba witch was a major threat to the US -
Prevents poll taxes -
In case of the death of the president the vice president takes his place -
The assassination of the leader of the Civil Rights movement. -
US put the first man on the moon -
18 years and older to vote -
any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may only take effect after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred. -
Terrorist attacks on the US in New York City -
Virus that infected the entire US, resulted in the country being shut down