US Government Timeline KP

  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    when he king of England was forced to sign a document that put him and everyone below the law
  • mayflower compact

    mayflower compact

    a paper signed by 41 male occupants on the mayflower before they left the mayflower to start Plymouth VA
  • begin revolutionary war

    the revolutionary war was a war between the united states of America against the British empire America won in the end
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    when Thomas Jefferson declared America a independent country
  • end of revolutionary war

    after 8 years of battle America won after British surrendered
  • US constitution

    The U.S. Constitution was drafted in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger federal government
  • judiciary act

    The first public political meeting in the United States to advocate for women's rights
  • amendments 1-10 adoption dates

    the constitutional amendments that are seen as basic human rights
  • 11th amendment adopted

  • 12th amendment

  • seneca falls convention

  • Dred Scott v. Sanford

    Court case that basically called slaves property and did not allow them freedom even when their "masters" moved to one
  • Civil War began

    the confederacy succeeded form the union
  • Civil war ended

    the confederacy didn't have the industrial advantage the union had and surrendered
  • 13th amendment

  • 14th amendment

  • 15th amendment

  • 16th amendment

  • 17th amendment

  • Charles Vs. Parliamentary

    Conflict arose between King Charles and Parliamentary which erupted into Civil War; King Charles beheaded
  • U.S v. Darby

    Ruled that Congress has the constitutional authority to regulate employment standards under the Commerce Clause
  • Korematsu v. U.S

    Ruled that the wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was constitutional
  • Brown v Board

    Ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
  • great society

  • Equal Pay Act

    A law that prohibits sex-based wage discrimination in the workplace
  • March on Washington

    March was a collaborative effort to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans, Latinos, and other disenfranchised groups.
  • Civil Rights Act

    A landmark law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
  • Miranda v Arizona

    Ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
  • Loving v Virginia

    Ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act

    Protects employees and applicants who are 40 years of age or older from age-based discrimination in the workplace
  • Tinker v Des Moines

    Established that students have First Amendment rights to free speech in public schools; couldn't protest Vietnam War
  • War Powers Resolution

    President must consult with congress before sending troops
  • New federalism Age

    1980s; Returned some authority to state gov's, Ronald Reagan believed state gov could better provide services to the people
  • D.C v Heller

    Guarantees an individual right to possess firearms independent of service in a state militia and to use firearms for traditionally lawful purposes, including self-defense within the home
  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Made states recognize intersex marriages
  • Trump v. Hawaii

    Court delivered its opinion ruling in a 5–4 decision split along ideological lines. It upheld the validity of the travel ban as within the president's powers