Elections & Voting
Citizens must be at least this age to vote in U.S. federal elections.
What is 18?
This document is the highest law of the land in the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This woman was the first female Speaker of the House.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
This is the freedom that allows you to share your opinions publicly without fear of punishment from the government.
What is freedom of speech?
This amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This Supreme Court Justice was known for advocating for gender equality and was often called “RBG.”
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
In 2022, she became the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This responsibility requires citizens to serve on a panel that helps decide court cases.
What is jury duty?
This is the process of choosing a candidate to represent a political party in an election.
What is a primary?
There are 100 members in this part of Congress.
What is the Senate?
This woman became the first female Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Who is Kamala Harris?
She became the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in 1997.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
Participating in a peaceful demonstration is protected under this constitutional right.
What is the right to assemble?
This group formally elects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
This is the name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
She was the first woman elected to Congress in 1916.
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
She was the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Paying this helps fund public schools, roads, and emergency services.
What are taxes?
When citizens research issues and candidates before voting, they are being this type of voter.
What is an informed voter?
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This former First Lady worked to expand healthcare and later became a U.S. Senator and Secretary of State.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
She was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
This amendment guarantees that citizens who are 18 years or older have the right to vote.
What is the 26th Amendment?