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POLS 1101
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29 Oct 2018
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1776: America Declares Independence from Great Britain/ Declaration of Independence formed
1777: Articles of Confederation/ 1st Bill of Rights passed
1787: The Constitutional Convention
1788: Constitution Goes Into Effect
1790: Constitution Ratified by all 13 colonies
1787: 3/5ths Compromise Goes Into Effect
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807
1789: Bill of Rights proposed by Congress
1791: Bill of Rights Ratified
1786: Shays Rebellion starts
1787: Shays Rebellion ends
1865: 13th Amendment ratified and abolishes slavery in the U.S.
1865: 13th Amendment passed by Congress
1864: U.S. Senate passed proposed 13th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866 passed into law
1868: Reconstuction Amendment/14th Amendment ratified granting citizenship to born or naturalized citizens
1896: Plessy v Ferguson Supreme court ruling "separate but equal"
1954: Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision reversed
1965: Voting Rights Act
1870: 15th Amendment ratified giving African-Americans the right to vote
1920: 19th Amendment ratified giving women the right to vote
1952: Brown v Board of Education starts challenging public school segregation
1954: Brown v Board of Education case ends. Segregated schools end
1964: Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination
1913: 17th Amendment ratified
1933: 20th Amendment ratified defining when gov. elected offices end
1964: 24th Amendment ratified prohibiting poll tax
1967: 25th Amendment ratified allowing VP to become President if death,resignation, or removal happens
1971: 26th Amendment ratified lowering the age to 18 to vote
1972: Equal Rights Amendment passed by U.S. Senate prohibiting discrimination based on sex
1966: Miranda v Arizona prohibits being questioned by police without knowing rights
1973: Roe v Wade established women's right to have abortions
1978: California v Baake ruled universities use of racial "quotas" for admission process as unconstitutional
2015: Obergefell v Hodges allowing same-sex marriages lawfully
2012: Arizona v the United States deterring unlawful entry and immigration
Nov. 6, 2018: Georgia Elections/ Voting for executive officers and 14 seats in U.S. House of Representatives
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