POLS 1101 - Timeline

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