Bill of Rights
What is the 1st?
Guarantee freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.
Which Act eliminated literacy tests and monitored voter registration for African Americans?
Voting Rights Act 1965
Supreme court case that established the doctrine of separate but equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ruler is a king or queen who has total power over everyone
Absolute Monarchy
1776- protection for press
What is the 2nd?
Right to bear arms
Laws that separated white and black people in public and private facilities
Jim Crow Laws
Brown v. Board of Education
Monarch has limited powers and is only a figurehead of the government; the real power rests with parliament and prime minister
Constitutional Monarchy
1689- Guaranteed a jury trial, right to petition Parliament, freedom of speech
English Bill of Rights
What is the 4th?
Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures
Prohibited discrimination on basis of race, religion, national origin and gender
Civil Rights Act 1964
U.S. policy that provided economic and military aid to free nations threatened by communism
Truman Doctrine
Distinct branches in government with President elected separately
Presidential Democracy
1215- Recognized a trial by jury
Magna Carta
What is the 5th?
Guarantees due process for accused persons
Marshall Plan
Imperialism
Rules with unlimited power
Dictatorship
1620- important because it was an important step in colonial self-government
Mayflower Compact
What is the 8th?
Prohibits cruel and unusual punishments
Population explosion between 1946-1964 largest generation in our nations history
Baby Boom
Mexican American that spoke out for farm workers rights
Cesar Chavez
Ruled by the sanctioned religion
April 1945, representatives of 50 nations met in San Francisco to establish a peace keeping body
United Nations (UN)