U.S. Constitution
This document, ratified in 1787, established the framework for the U.S. government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
He was the first U.S. President and a founding father of the nation.
Who is George Washington?
This body, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives, makes up the legislative branch of the U.S. government.
What is Congress?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This political party is traditionally associated with the color blue and supports liberal or progressive policies.
What is the Democratic Party?
This amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
He delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863 and served as the 16th president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is the minimum number of senators a state can have in the U.S. Senate.
What is two?
He was the longest-serving Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history, serving from 1953 to 2020.
Who is Justice William Rehnquist?
This political party is associated with the color red and tends to support conservative or right-leaning policies.
What is the Republican party?
This is the term for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual liberties.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This term refers to a lawmaking process where a bill is reviewed, debated, and amended by members of a legislative body.
What is markup?
This type of court case involves a dispute between individuals or organizations, rather than the government.
What is a civil case?
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, giving courts to strike down unconstitutional laws.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This constitutional principle divides the government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
What is the separation of powers?
This president was famous for giving his famous speech about anti-communism in Berlin, Germany on June 22nd, 1963. Five months before is assassination.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote, leading to increased female participation in congressional elections.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This 1973 case, one of the most controversial in U.S. history, recognized a woman's constitutional right to choose an abortion.
What is Roe v. Wade?
The U.S. entered World War I in 1917 under this president.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This article of the Constitution outlines the powers and duties of the executive branch, including the office of the President.
What is Article II?
This president was one of the famous signees of the declaration of independence, the president of the second continental congress, and the leader of the Revolutionary War.
Who is John Hancock?
The process of electing members to Congress every two years is called this.
What is a midterm election?
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, a decision later overturned in 1954.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Known for his "New Deal" programs, this president served four terms and led the country through the Great Depression and most of the World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?