Founding Fathers
First President of the US
Who is George Washington?
Prohibited government discrimination on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, etc
The act of concentrating one party into one district, thus removing their hold in other districts.
What is "packing?"
The branch of government that hears, discusses, and passes bills/proposals.
What is the Legislative?
The government is able to create any laws/legislation that is needed to carry out their duties.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
First Secretary of Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Established the Civil Rights commission.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
The act of breaking city boundaries in order to break up voters of one party.
What is "cracking?"
Has veto power over bills passed through congress.
What is the President?
Legislation made by the government supersedes all legislation created by states
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Ambassador to France and principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Established federal inspection of local voter registration polls.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1960?
The style of voting that leads to gerrymandering.
What is first-past-the-post?
Deals with financial/economic bills.
What is the House of Representatives?
The United States can never have a state religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
Drafter of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
Prohibited discrimination in sale of housing based on gender, race, sexual orientation, etc
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
A common means by which legislatures will attempt to create competitive elections.
What is a bipartisan committee? (Other answers accepted, this is just the example)
Ratio of congress needed to overturn a veto.
What is a two-thirds majority?
The basis of nearly all civil rights laws.
What is the Equal Protections clause?
Wrote 5 of the Federalist Papers under the name PUBLIUS.
Who is John Jay?
Prohibited race-based violence against African Americans
The in-depth, primary purpose of gerrymandering.
What is the disenfranchising of voters with the intent to increase the number of representatives for a certain party?
Legislation can be overturned if a certain branch does this.
What is the judicial branch ruling the action unconstitutional?
The accused have a right to confrontation with witnesses against them.
What is the Confrontation Clause?