Famous Documents, Magna Carta- Limited Government/due process, Common Sense- Colonies should be independent, Code of Hammurabi- rule of law, English Bill of Rights-limited government, Mayflower Compact-self government, Declaration of Independence, Rights of the Accused, No double jeoporady, due process, 14th Amendment- Equal Protection under the law, Right to counsel, Right to confront witness, Do not have to self incriminate- Right to remain silent, speedy, public trial, fair, impartial jury of peers, Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation, No judicial branch, No executive branch, no taxation, no ability to raise an army, needed 9/13 to pass a law, needed 13/13 to amend, Landmark Supreme Court Cases, in re Gault- Juvenile Rights, Korematsu v. US- government can limit rights, Nixon v US- rule of law, Bush V Gore- equal protection, Marybury v Madison- judicial review, Dred Scott- African Americans could not be citizens, Plessy v Fergusan- separate but equal, Brown v Board of Education- separate is not egual

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