My Country – The Quartering Act of 1765 On March 24, 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Act. The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. If the barracks were too small to house all the soldiers, then localities needed to accommodate the soldiers in local inns, livery …
My Country – A Religious Test for Public Office The Constitution provides that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the United States.” But Justice Douglas notes that in 1776, many states had religious tests. Pre-Constitution Religious Test The Pennsylvania Constitution required each legislator to …
My Country – Alexander Hamilton and the National Bank On March 7, 1819, Chief Justice John Marshall upheld the chartering of the National Bank in McCulloch v. Maryland. The Creation of a National Bank Alexander Hamilton proposed the charter of the bank in 1790, but many argued the Constitution did not grant an express power to …