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4 topics-8th History
Inventors, Court Cases, Ammendments, 1st 10 presidents
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eli Whitney | Cotton Gin |
| Thomas Edison | Light bulb |
| Elias Howe | Sewing machine |
| Alexander G. Bell | Telephone |
| Henry Bessemer | The Bessemer process (steel production process) |
| Madam C. J. Walker | Hair spray for black people |
| Cyrus McCormick | The mechanical reaper |
| Nikola Tesla (two things) | AC and Tesla Coil |
| Wright Brothers | Airplane |
| Robert Fulton | Steamboat |
| Samuel Morse (two things) | Morse Code and the telegraph |
| George Eastman (two things) | Roll film and the Kodak camera |
| George Washington | 1st POTUS |
| Andrew Jackson | 7th POTUS |
| James Madison | 4th POTUS |
| William Henry Harrison | 9th POTUS |
| John Tyler | 10th POTUS |
| John Adams | 2nd POTUS |
| James Monroe | 5th POTUS |
| Martin Van Buren | 8th POTUS |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd POTUS |
| John Quincy Adams | 6th POTUS |
| 1st Amendment (5 things) | Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition |
| 2nd Amendment | The right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering of soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | Protection against unreasonable search and seizure |
| 5th Amendment | The right to remain silent/double jeopardy, right to due process (MIRANDA RIGHTSSSSS) |
| 6th Amendment | Right to a speedy trial |
| 7th Amendment | Right to a trial by jury in civil cases |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | More rights than just listed in the constitution (Unenumerated Rights) |
| 10th Amendment | If a power is listed in the Constitution, it belongs to the federal government. If a power is NOT listed in the Constitution, it belongs to the individual states or directly to the people. (Establishes the principle of federalism) |
| Marbury v Madison | A landmark Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Court to invalidate laws that conflict with the Constitution. |
| Worcester v Georgia | A Supreme Court case that ruled that the state of Georgia could not impose its laws on Native American lands, affirming tribal sovereignty. |
| Roe v Wade | A pregnant woman in Texas, using the alias "Jane Roe," sued her local district attorney (Henry Wade) to challenge a Texas law that banned abortions except to save the mother's life |
| Mapp v Ohio | In 1957, police searched Dollree Mapp’s home without a valid warrant and found obscene materials. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in state courts. |
| Brown v Board of Education | Oliver Brown sued because his daughter had to attend a segregated school farther from home. The Supreme Court ruled school segregation unconstitutional. |
| Miranda v Arizona | Ernesto Miranda confessed to police without being told his rights. The Supreme Court ruled suspects must be informed of their rights before questioning. |
| McCulloch v Maryland | Maryland taxed the national bank, and James McCulloch refused to pay. The Supreme Court ruled states cannot tax federal institutions. |
| Plessy v Ferguson | Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites-only train car. The Supreme Court upheld segregation under “separate but equal.” |
| Gideon v Wainwright | Clarence Gideon could not afford a lawyer, and the court denied him one. The Supreme Court ruled states must provide lawyers to poor defendants. |
| Tinker v Des Moines | Students were suspended for wearing black armbands protesting the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court ruled students have free speech rights in school. |
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