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when he king of England was forced to sign a document that put him and everyone below the law -
a paper signed by 41 male occupants on the mayflower before they left the mayflower to start Plymouth VA -
the revolutionary war was a war between the united states of America against the British empire America won in the end
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when Thomas Jefferson declared America a independent country -
after 8 years of battle America won after British surrendered
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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
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The first public political meeting in the United States to advocate for women's rights
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the constitutional amendments that are seen as basic human rights
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Court case that basically called slaves property and did not allow them freedom even when their "masters" moved to one
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the confederacy succeeded form the union
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the confederacy didn't have the industrial advantage the union had and surrendered
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Conflict arose between King Charles and Parliamentary which erupted into Civil War; King Charles beheaded
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Ruled that Congress has the constitutional authority to regulate employment standards under the Commerce Clause
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Ruled that the wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was constitutional
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Ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
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A law that prohibits sex-based wage discrimination in the workplace
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March was a collaborative effort to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans, Latinos, and other disenfranchised groups.
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A landmark law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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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.
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Ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Protects employees and applicants who are 40 years of age or older from age-based discrimination in the workplace
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Established that students have First Amendment rights to free speech in public schools; couldn't protest Vietnam War
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President must consult with congress before sending troops
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1980s; Returned some authority to state gov's, Ronald Reagan believed state gov could better provide services to the people
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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
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Made states recognize intersex marriages
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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