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The Magna Carta was the first form of
protection laws for the settlers of
America.The English Bill of Rights-
a document created to put more
restraints on the king of EnglandThe Declaration of Colonial Rights:
a statement created by the First
Continental Congress in response to
the intolerable acts passed by British
parliament. It stated the basic rights of
the colonies.Virginia's declaration of rights:
a document created in order to proclaim
the inherit rights of men and to reform or
abolish inadequate government.The beginning of the revolution against
the articles begins. the Articles of
Confederation was America's first
constitution, there were many problems
with this constitution including a weak
government and that it was very hard to
change.A new Constitution:
the articles of Confederation were
replaced by the new US Constitution
with James Madison's idea to create a
bill of rights to protect individual
rights.The process of
ratification begins:
First the three fourths
of the legislature
must agree, and all
states must ratify also.Delaware Ratifies the ConstitutionThe Massachusets Compromise:
Massachusets agreed to ratify the
constitution only if they added
certain amendmentsRhode Island rejects the ConstitutionNew Hampshire ratifies constitutionVirginia ratifies constitutionNew York ratifies constitutionJames Madison submits proposal of
17 amendments to become the
Bill of RightsCongress examines the
proposed the amendmentscongress proposes 12 of
the 17 amendments.New Jersey ratifies articles one and three through twelveMaryland ratifies articles one through twelveNorth Carolina ratifies articles one through twelveSouth Carolina ratifies articles one through twelveNew Hampshire ratifies articles one and three through twelveDelaware ratifies articles two through twelveNew York ratifies articles one and three through twelvePennsylvania ratifies articles three through twelveRhode Island articles one and three through twelveVermont ratifies articles one through twelveVirginia ratifies article oneVirginia ratifies articles two through twelveamendments 3-12 were adopted by all statesPennsylvania ratifies article oneThe Bill of Rights goes into effect.Barron vs Baltimore ruled
that the Bill of Rights restricts
the powers of the US government,
not the states.150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights,
the last 3 states ratify the amendments
(Massachusetts, georgia, and connecticut)W.V. state board vs barnette,
the court rules that students
don't have to salute the flag
for the pledge of allegiance,
under freedom of speech in
the first amendment.Griswold vs Connecticut,
the court rules that the
bill of rights implies a
fundamental right to
privacy.a court case rules that wiretapping
is considered a “search” under the
4th amendmentNew Hampshire ratifies Article TwoHazelwood school district vs Kuhlmeier,
a court case that rules that schools can
censor student publications
(1st amendment)The second article proposed
by James Madison becomes
27th amendment
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