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Amendments
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Enlightenment
Citizenship
100

Governing Document before Constitution. Weaknesses include no power tax, only legislative branch, no judicial branch and no executive to enforce laws. 

Articles of Confederation. 

100

Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech. 

First Amendment

100

Set up the precedent "Separate but Equal"

Plessy v. Ferguson

100

Each branch has it's own powers. Example: Legislative Makes laws, Executive Enforces, Judicial Reviews.  

Separation of Powers. 

100

Something a Citizen SHOULD do but doesn't have too. Petition, voting, 

Responsibility. 

200

Limited the Power of the Monarchy, set up rule of law. 

Magna Carta

200

Right to remain silent, due process, no Double Jeopardy, and eminent Domain. 

5th Amendment

200

Overturned "Separate but Equal" and ended segregation in public schools

Brown v. Board of Education

200

This system gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other branches. Veto, impeachment

Checks and Balances. 

200

Something that you HAVE to do. Selective Service, paying taxes, obeying the law, jury duty. 

Obligation

300

Written by the Anti federalists that argued against the Constitution 

Anti-Federalist Papers

300

Amendment that defines a citizen and gives them equal protection of the laws

14th Amendment

300

Said that students do not lose their 1st amendment right of freedom of speech/expression when they enter the classroom. Set up symbolic speech because of the black arm bands they wore.

Tinker v. Des Moines 

300

People willingly give up some power in order for the government to protect their safety. 

Social Contract

300

The process that a immigrant becomes a citizen. In the 14th Amendment

Naturalization Process

400

Written by Thomas Paine and asked Americans to declare Independence from England. 

Common Sense

400

Any power not given to the Federal Government goes to the States & people

10th Amendment

400

Gave the Supreme Court it's power to Judicial Review. 

Marbury v. Madison

400

Believed that government's job was to protect life, liberty, and property. 

John Locke

400

Last Step in the Naturalization Process. 

Oath of Allegiance 

500

First document to establish self- government in the United States. 

Mayflower Compact

500

Gave women suffrage. 

19th Amendment

500

Court Case that limited First Amendment rights in schools because of what was printed on the school`s newspaper.

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

500

Came up with the idea of Separation of Powers and checks and balances. 

Baron De Montesquieu 

500

Form of government where the people directly pick the policies and laws. 

Direct Democracy. 

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