people
crispus attucks
the only African American in the Boston massacre's
and first to die
Boston tea party
It was a protest about the tax on tea, levied without representation in the British Parliament and against the monopoly of the East India Company. The earlier Townshend Acts placed duties on a range of imports to the colonies.
veto
the power of a person or group to reject a decision or proposal made by another
3rd amendment
soldiers cannot be quartered in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime
anarchy
state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.
paul revere
he alerted Colonial militia of British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Boston masscare
was a violent confrontation between British soldiers and a crowd of colonists in Boston, where the soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five people and further escalating tensions between the colonists and the British government, ultimately contributing to the American Revolution
enumerated powers
the specific powers granted to the United States government by the Constitution.
19th amendment
granted womens right to vote
naturalization
the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
jhon Locke
created the social contract theory
tinker v. des moines
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District was a landmark 1969 Supreme Court case that established that the First Amendment applies to public schools and protects students' right to free speech:
supremacy clause
is a constitutional principle that establishes federal law as the supreme law of the land, taking precedence over state law in the event of a conflict
24th amendment
banned pol taxes
unalienable
natural right that cannot be taken away
martin Luther king jr
social activist who was a leader in the American civil rights movement. He was a driving force behind many important events,
little rock 9
a group of nine African American students who attempted to enroll at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957
grand jury
is a group of 23 people selected to sit on a jury that decide whether the prosecutor's evidence provides probable cause to issue an indictment
26th amendment
lowered voting age to 18
segregation
kipping people separate because of their race or color
Thomas Paine
author of common sense
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison was a landmark 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review:
federalist
was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788.
9th amendment
that all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government
free exercise clause
protects citizens' right to practice their religion as they please, so long as the practice does not run afoul of a "public morals" or a "compelling" governmental interest.