Famous Leaders in CIVICS
This Founding Father and principal author of the Declaration of Independence later became the third president of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the process by which citizens vote to elect their government officials.
What is voting?
This document is the supreme law of the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This legislation, passed in 2001, aimed to close achievement gaps in U.S. schools by emphasizing standardized testing.
What is No Child Left Behind?
This U.S. amendment, passed in 1920, gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This Civil Rights leader gave the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This type of advocacy involves direct engagement with lawmakers to influence policy decisions.
What is lobbying?
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known by this name.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This act, passed in 1965, was designed to eliminate barriers to voting, especially for African Americans in the South.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
As the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, this Justice became a trailblazer for women in government.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
CIVICS encourages students to volunteer and give back to their communities, an example of this civic responsibility.
What is community service?
This branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This international assessment measures 15-year-olds' performance in reading, mathematics, and science every three years.
What is the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment)?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971, largely due to the Vietnam War draft.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This former U.S. president is known for founding the Peace Corps and inspiring Americans to ask what they can do for their country.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This form of government, used in the United States, allows citizens to elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
What is a republic (or representative democracy)?
This is the term for the system that ensures no single branch of government becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
The first public school in the U.S., founded in 1635 in Boston, is still in operation today.
What is Boston Latin School?
This Supreme Court case in 2013 struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, changing how certain states regulate voting laws.
What is Shelby County v. Holder?
She led the Women’s Suffrage Movement, playing a key role in the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
When citizens gather enough signatures to place a new law or amendment on the ballot, they are engaging in this process.
What is an initiative or referendum?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This education theory emphasizes the role of learners in constructing their own understanding and knowledge through experience.
What is constructivism?
This term refers to unfairly drawing voting district boundaries to give one party an advantage.
What is gerrymandering?