US Government Impact and Constitution PDF
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This document provides an overview of the impact of the U.S. government and the US Constitution. It covers key historical events such as the colonial period, British taxation, responses from colonists, and important Supreme Court Cases, such as Engel v. Vitale, Mapp v. Ohio and Tinker v. Des Moines. The topics covered also discuss concepts like freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of press.
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### **Government's Impact on Our Daily Lives** - ### **Purpose & Objectives of the US Constitution** - ### **Key Actors During the Colonial Period (18th Century)** - ### **British Taxation After 1760** - - - - ### **Colonists' Response to British Taxation** - - ### *...
### **Government's Impact on Our Daily Lives** - ### **Purpose & Objectives of the US Constitution** - ### **Key Actors During the Colonial Period (18th Century)** - ### **British Taxation After 1760** - - - - ### **Colonists' Response to British Taxation** - - ### **British Retaliation to the Boston Tea Party** - ### **First Continental Congress (1774)** - ### **Second Continental Congress (1775)** - ### **Declaration of Independence (1776)** - ### **Articles of Confederation (1781)** - ### **Strengths & Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation** - - ### **Annapolis Convention & Shay's Rebellion** - - ### **Constitutional Convention (1787) & Key Plans** - - - - ### **Slavery & The 3/5th Compromise** - ### **Articles of Confederation vs. Constitution** - - - ### **Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Federalism** - - - ### **Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists** - - ### **Ratification of the Constitution & Bill of Rights (1791)** - ### **Amending the US Constitution** - **Civil Liberties & Civil Rights** ---------------------------------- ### **Civil Liberties vs. Civil Rights** - - ### **Civil Liberties in the Original Constitution** - ### **Bill of Rights (1791)** - ### **Doctrine of Selective Incorporation** - **Freedom of Religion** ----------------------- - - - **Freedom of Speech** --------------------- - - - - - - - - - **Freedom of Press** -------------------- - **Key Supreme Court Cases** --------------------------- ### **Engel v. Vitale (1962)** - ### **Mapp v. Ohio (1961) & Miranda v. Arizona (1966)** - - ### **Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)** - ### **Citizens United v. FEC (2010)** - ### **Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014)** -
