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A document that King John of England was forced to sign in 1215 that basically limited the power of monarchy and establish principle to everyone including King Jon himself to obey the law -
Founded in 1607 three ships holding 104 English men and boys arrived at Virginia and establish the land as Jamestown. -
The House of Burgesses was created to give colonists a voice in their governance, a shift from rule by appointed governors. Members were elected by male landowners to make laws and decisions on behalf of the colony. -
To establish a single, organized government in a new land without pre-existing legal authority. -
prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, aiming to prevent conflicts with Native Americans and maintain control over the newly acquired territories after the Seven Years' War -
British law that imposed taxes on molasses, sugar, and other goods imported into the American colonies -
It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards -
It was designed to bail out the British East India Company by giving it a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies -
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen American colonies (Georgia did not attend) in Philadelphia -
a series of four punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 -
the Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War -
The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in May 1775, following the escalating conflict with Great Britain -
it advocated for American independence from British rule, arguing against monarchy and hereditary succession and promoting the idea of a republican government based on popular consent -
announced the 13 American colonies' separation from Great Britain -
peace treaty between Great Britain and the United States that officially ended the American Revolutionary War, established the U.S. as an independent nation, and defined its borders -
agreement during the Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate -
established the structure of the federal court system, as provided for in Article III of the Constitution but left to Congress to define -
a list of fundamental rights belonging to a country's citizens, designed to protect them from government overreach -
The primary purpose is to protect states from being sued in federal court by citizens of other states or foreign countries -
The 12th Amendment changed how the President and Vice President are elected by requiring separate ballots for each office -
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime for which a person has been convicted -
granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including formerly enslaved people. Its most significant clauses prohibit states from infringing on citizens' rights to "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" and from denying any person "equal protection of the laws" -
To guarantee that all male citizens could vote, regardless of their race, color, or whether they had been enslaved. -
Popular selection of seneters -
To guarantee that all male citizens could vote, regardless of their race, color, or whether they had been enslaved. -
prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages nationwide -
to prohibit states from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex -
period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and business failures around the world. -
change the start dates for presidential and congressional terms to shorten the "lame-duck" period after an election and to establish a clear line of succession if the president-elect is unable to take office -
repeal the failed Prohibition (18th Amendment), ending the nationwide ban on alcohol due to widespread disregard, rampant organized crime (Al Capone), massive loss of tax revenue during the Great Depression, and growing public belief that regulating alcohol was better than banning it, returning control to states to manage sales and consumption -
a landmark U.S. law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 that established a federal social safety net -
The G.I. Bill, formally the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans. -
limit a U.S. president to two elected terms -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools violate -
grant residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in U.S. presidential elections by giving them electors in the Electoral College, addressing the historical disenfranchisement of capital residents who weren't citizens of any state -
Elimination of Poll Taxes” Amendment Twenty-four to the Constitution was ratified on January 23, 1964. It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. -
establish clear procedures for presidential succession and disability, ensuring the continuous and stable functioning of the executive branch -
Lowers the voting age to 18 -
The War Powers Resolution is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. The resolution was adopted in the form of a United States congressional joint resolution. -
prevent self-serving pay raises by Congress -
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks profoundly affected the U.S. government by leading to a significant reorganization of federal agencies, the creation of new institutions, the passage of sweeping legislation, and a shift in national priorities toward homeland security and counterterrorism.