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Key Leg.& Court Case
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The U.S. Constitution | The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. |
| The Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 |
| The 1st Amendment | Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government |
| 2nd Amendment | A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. |
| 3rd Amendment | No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. |
| 4th Amendment | The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures |
| 5th Amendment | No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury |
| 6th Amendment | In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State |
| 7th Amendment | In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved |
| 8th Amendment | Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
| 9th Amendment | The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. |
| 10th Amendment | The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. |
| 11th Amendment | The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. |
| 12th Amendment | The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President |
| 13th Amendment | Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. |
| 14th Amendment | All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. |
| 15th Amendment | The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. |
| Pacific Railroad Acts | The Pacific Railroad Acts were a series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a "transcontinental railroad" in the United States |
| homestead act 1862 | The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a "homestead.” |
| The Chinese Exclusion Act | The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. |
| Munn v. Illinois | Munn v. Illinois, 94 U.S. 113, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the power of government to regulate private industries. |
| Dawes Act | The Dawes Act of 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. |
| Interstate Commerce Act | The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was a United States antitrust law that was passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, which regulates competition among enterprises. |
| 16th amendment | The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. |
| 17th amendment | The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. |
| 18th amendment | |
| After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof is hereby prohibited. | |
| 19th amendment | The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. |
| Pendleton Act | DescriptionThe Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1883 that mandated that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. |
| Interstate commerce act | The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. |
| Pure food and drug act | The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. |
| Clayton antitrust act | The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, was a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act sought to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency. |
| Open door policy | DescriptionThe Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally |
| Roosevelt corollary | DescriptionThe Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03 |
| Executive Order 9066 | a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. |
| Federal Reserve Act of 1913 | The law created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. |
| Selective Service Act | authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. |
| Social Security Act | The law created the Social Security program, establishing a basic right to a pension in old age, as well as insurance against unemployment |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act | a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality |
| Schenck v. United States | a landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I. |
| Scopes Trial | Thomas scopes teaching evolution in state school |
| Sacco and Vanzetti Trials | Their trial aroused intense controversy because it was widely believed that the evidence against the men was flimsy |
| The New Deal | It responded to needs for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression. |
| Cash and Carry | a policy requested by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a special session of the United States Congress on September 21, 1939, subsequent to the outbreak of war in Europe. |
| Lend-Lease | An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil |
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