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Magna Carta Libertatum
the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law -
Settlement of Plymouth
was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower -
Mayflower Compact
set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower -
Declaration of Independence
the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
It was approved after much debate by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification. -
US Constitution Created
the supreme law of the United States of America -
US Constitution Ratified
became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it -
4th Amendment
forbids unreasonable searches and seizures of individuals and property. -
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. -
3rd Amendment
prohibits the involuntary quartering of soldiers in private homes. -
5th Amendment
articulates procedural safeguards designed to protect the rights of the criminally accused and to secure life, liberty, and property -
2nd Amendment
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. -
1st Amendment
The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -
6th Amendment
guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you. -
8th Amendment
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. -
11th amendment
Amendment that protects the states from law suits. -
Marbury v Madison
Congress does not have the power to pass laws that override the Constitution, such as by expanding the scope of the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction. -
12th amendment
Creates separate ballots for the President and Vice President -
McColluch 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. -
Dred Scott v Sandford
Established that enslaved persons had no rights in federal court. -
13th amendment
Created to abolish slavery in the United States -
14th Amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. -
15th Amendment
Granted all African American men the right to vote -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537, was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal". -
17th Amendment
Allows voters to cast direct votes for the US Senators -
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." -
Schenck v United States
Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote -
20th Amendment
If the president is not able to hold office, the vice president will act as president. Amendment XX gives Congress the power to pass legislation outlining a more detailed succession plan if the vice president is also not able to carry out the presidential duties until a new president and vice president are qualified. -
21st Amendment
On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, as announced in this proclamation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment of January 16, 1919, ending the increasingly unpopular nationwide prohibition of alcohol. -
22nd Amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. -
23rd Amendment
to provide the citizens of the District of Columbia with appropriate rights of voting in national elections for President and Vice President of the United States. -
Engel v Vitale
In Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that school-sponsored prayer in public schools violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment. -
Gideon v Wainwright
Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court established that the Fourteenth Amendment creates a right for criminal defendants who cannot pay for their own lawyers to have the state appoint attorneys on their behalf. -
24th Amendment
prohibiting any poll tax in elections for officials -
25th Amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. -
26th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. -
Roe v Wade
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion -
Zelman v Simmons-Harris
Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002) A state can create a program to give parents tuition vouchers that allow their children to attend a private or religious school of their choice, since the vouchers do not promote religious schools alone. -
Johnson v Guzman Chavez
Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U.S. ___, was a United States Supreme Court case related to immigration detention -
Ramirez v Collier
In Ramirez v. Collier, 595 U.S. ____ (2022), the United States Supreme Court ruled that a death row inmate would likely prevail on his religious rights claims after the state of Texas rejected his request for his pastor to pray audibly over him and “lay hands” on him as he was being executed by lethal injection. -
Egbert v Boule
Boule sued Border Patrol agent Erik Egbert for damages for violating his rights under the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The court ruled that Boule is not entitled to seek monetary damages for the harm caused by Egbert's excessive force and retaliation. -
Shoop v Twyford
A jury convicted Twyford of aggravated murder, kidnapping, robbery, and other charges, and he was sentenced to death. -
Biden v Texas
In Biden v. Texas, the Supreme Court considered whether 8 U.S.C. § 1225, a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, requires the Biden administration to continue implementing the Migrant Protection Protocols in the face of insufficient detention capacity. -
Badgerow v Walters
The Federal Arbitration Act authorizes a party to an arbitration agree- ment to petition a federal court for various forms of relief. But the Act's authorization of such petitions does not itself create the subject- matter jurisdiction necessary for a federal court to resolve them. -
Golan v Saada
The Court unanimously held that a district court is not required to examine all possible ameliorative measures before denying a petition for return of a child to a foreign country once the court has found that return would expose the child to a grave risk of harm. -
Carson v Makin
On June 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the state of Maine cannot exclude religious institutions from public funding simply because they are religious. -
Vega v Tekoh
In Vega v. Tekoh, the Supreme Court considered whether police officers who detain and question suspects without providing Miranda warnings can be held accountable when the statements they obtain are used against those suspects in a criminal trial. -
Nance v Ward
In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that a state prisoner who identifies an alternative method of execution not presently authorized by state law may challenge the state's method of execution under 42 U.S.C. §1983 rather than a habeas action
