HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bora Laskin, Bertha Wilson, First Amendment To The United States Constitution
17 Dec 2019
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The american revolution: 1775-83, rebellion of the thirteen colonies, each colony had a distinct history, rebel against great britain o the basis of taxes imposed to pay for the seven years of. The united states consitituion: constitution of the us dates from 1789, first ten amendments of the us constitution from the bill of rights cam into affect in. Jefferson believed that individual states should not be able to use torture in order to gain confession: religion of england imposed upon people of the state. Two amendments at end of civil war: war fought between 1861-65 over slavery, pitting northern states against mostly southern but also western states, constitution is the highest authority. Supreme court of canada: established in 1875. Change came in 1949 in its number: recent trends, bora laskin (1970), bertha wilson (1982, leave to appeal, by right and by discretion.
