Court Cases
What was the court case that comes up with the idea of separate but equal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
When was the Declaration of Independence published?
July 4, 1776
Who was the first president?
George Washington.
Anti-Federalists and Federalists are known as what?
Political Parties.
What year was the consitution writen?
1787
Brown v. Board of Education ruled that doing what was illegal?
To segregate schools
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence published?
What did the founding fathers create?
The U.S. constitution
Who was the main person of the Federalists?
Alexander Hamiltion
Where was the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Came up with the policy of Judicial review?
Marbury vs. Madison
The signing of the Declaration of Independence was a what to Great Britain?
An act of treason.
Who wrote most of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison.
Who was the main leader of the anti-federalist?
Geroge Mason.
How many states were at the Constitutional Convention?
12
This case gave people lawyers to people who could not afford the?
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To gain freedom from Great Britian.
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Jay
Which party believed in a strong national government?
Federalists.
When was the constituiton ratifed?
June 21, 1788
Allowed women to have abortions.
Roe vs. Wade
Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who were the main 10 founding fathers?
John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Marshall, George Mason, and George Washington.
Who wanted Radification of the constition?
Federalists.
The people that helped craft the constitution are called?
Framers