STAAR Review

2. Provided direct election of senators
5. Foundation for American government for freedoms such as freedom of speech and trial by jury
7. Document, which formed the first government of the U.S. near the end of the American Revolution.
9. First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
11. Treaty that ended World War I. extremely harsh on Germany
13. Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay supporting the ratification of the Constitution
14. The right of 18 years old to vote
16. Gave African American men the right to vote
17. Peace plan issued by Wilson

1. gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states
3. Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the U.S. and gave other basic civil rights
4. Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
6. graduated income tax
8. Declaration by Truman to economically assist any country fighting Communism after World War II. Marked the beginning of Containment
10. document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
12. Ended poll taxes
15. limited the power to tax and right to fair trial
16. Women's suffrage