Forging U.S. Democracy

The Influence of Key Civil Rights Acts, Amendments, and Landmark DecisionsBy U.S. Government, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congress

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This is a unique collection of U.S. Government legal documents that shaped and built the American democracy. From the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1968, this collection contains 40 most important acts and decisions which forged the legal system and democratic principles of USA: Declaration of Independence (1776) U.S. Constitution (1787) Bill of Rights (1791) Amendments (1792-1991) The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Marbury v. Madison (1803) The Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) Treaty of Ghent (1814) Monroe Doctrine (1823) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Gettysburg Address (1863) The Civil Rights Act of 1866 Treaty of Fort Laramie/Sioux Treaty (1868) The Enforcement Act of 1870 The Second Enforcement Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871) Civil Rights Act of 1875 Interstate Commerce Act (1887) Dawes Act (1887) Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916) President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Point Program (1918) National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) Social Security Act (1935) Lend-Lease Act (1941) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Civil Rights Act of 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1960 Establishment of the Peace Corps (1961) Test Ban Treaty (1963) Equal Pay Act of 1963 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964) Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964) Voting Rights Act (1965) Loving v. Virginia (1967) Civil Rights Act of 1968 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

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1Creating U.S. Democracy: Key Civil Rights Acts, Constitutional Amendments, Supreme Court Decisions &amp; Acts of Foreign Policy

2Declaration of Independence (1776)

3U.S. Constitution (1787)

4PREAMBLE

5ARTICLE I: The Legislative Branch

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6ARTICLE II: The Executive Branch

7ARTICLE III: The Judicial Branch

8ARTICLE IV: The States

9ARTICLE V: Amendments

10ARICLE VI: Debts, Supremacy, Oaths

11ARTICLE VII: Ratification

12Bill of Rights (1791)

13Amendments (1792-1991)

14AMENDMENT XI: Judicial Limits

15AMENDMENT XII: Choosing the President, Vice-President

16AMENDMENT XIII: Slavery Abolished

17AMENDMENT XIV: Citizenship Rights

18AMENDMENT XV: Race No Bar to Vote

19AMENDMENT XVI: Status of Income Tax Clarified

20AMENDMENT XVII: Senators Elected by Popular Vote

21AMENDMENT XVIII: Liquor Abolished

22AMENDMENT XIX: Women’s Suffrage

23AMENDMENT XX: Presidential, Congressional Terms

24AMENDMENT XXI: Amendment XVIII Replaced

25AMENDMENT XXII: Presidential Term Limits

26AMENDMENT XXIII: Presidential Vote for District of Columbia

27AMENDMENT XXIV: Poll Tax Barred

28AMENDMENT XXV: Presidential Disability and Succession

29AMENDMENT XXVI: Voting Age Set to 18 Years

30AMENDMENT XXVII: Limiting Congressional Pay Increases

31The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)

32FEDERALIST I: General Introduction

33FEDERALIST II: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence

34FEDERALIST III: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence

35FEDERALIST IV: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence

36FEDERALIST V: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence

37FEDERALIST VI: Concerning Dangers From Dissensions Between the States

38FEDERALIST VII: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Dissensions Between the States

39FEDERALIST VII: The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States

40FEDERALIST IX: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

41FEDERALIST X: The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

42FEDERALIST XI: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy

43FEDERALIST XII: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue

44FEDERALIST XIII: Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government

45FEDERALIST XIV: Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered

46FEDERALIST XV: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

47FEDERALIST XVI: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

48FEDERALIST XVII: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

49FEDERALIST XVIII: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

50FEDERALIST XIX: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

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