Voting & Voter Suppression
The law passed in 1965, aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This is the term for a tax system where the rich pay a larger percentage of their income.
What is a progressive tax system?
The First Amendment protects these five freedoms.
What are speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
This movement advocates for reducing funding to police departments and investing in communities.
What is the Defund the Police movement?
This country is the largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in 2025.
What is Ukraine?
Daily Double: Bill Clay Sr. served as the ranking Democrat on this House committee, which oversees education policy and workers' rights.
What is Education and Labor Committee?
This landmark 2010 Supreme Court case allowed unlimited political spending by corporations
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
This amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The U.S. has the highest rate of this in the world.
What is incarceration?
A series of protests that aims to address government cuts, immigration policies, and economic inequality
What is Workers over Billionaires?
In many states, this group of people is still barred from voting even after serving time.
Who are formerly incarcerated people?
This economic system is based on private ownership and free markets but often criticized for producing inequality.
What is capitalism?
The right to remain silent is protected by this amendment.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This term refers to policies or practices that appear neutral but disproportionately impact marginalized groups.
What is systemic racism?
Daily Double: After Bill Clay Sr. retired in 2001, this family member succeeded him in Congress.
Lacy Clay
This tactic involves changing voting districts to benefit one party or group.
What is gerrymandering?
This term refers to the racial wealth gap created by generations of discrimination.
What is generational wealth inequality?
The Constitution can be changed through this process.
What is an amendment?
This environmental issue disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of color.
What is environmental racism?
This 2025 Supreme Court case reignited debate about reproductive rights.
What is South Carolina, Media v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
This Supreme Court case in 2013 weakened the Voting Rights Act by removing preclearance requirements.
What is Shelby County v. Holder?
The federal budget allocates the most spending to this area.
What is Social Security?
This clause in the Constitution has been used to justify civil rights laws, including protections against discrimination.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
This clause in the 13th Amendment allows for forced labor as punishment for crime.
What is the exception clause?
This global economic issue continued to impact food and housing prices in 2025.
What is inflation?