Constitutional Amendments
This amendment protects the rights of citizens to own firearms.
The Second Amendment
Lincoln famously debated this Democratic Senator over the issue of slavery in 1958.
Stephen A. Douglas
The highest court in the federal system.
The Supreme Court
These two candidates took part in the first televised debate in American history.
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon
A person must be at least this age to become president.
35
This amendment abolished slavery.
Thirteenth Amendment
In this speech, Lincoln assured the country that slavery could remain as long as the country remained united.
First Inaugural Address
Made up of 12 regional circuit courts.
Courts of Appeal
This source of campaign funds is abbreviated PAC
Political Action Committees
As Chief Administrator, the President is in charge of this.
The agencies and departments of the Federal Bureacracy
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
Fifteenth Amendment
Lincoln issued this as a war measure to allow blacks to fight for the Union side.
Emancipation Proclamation
This judicial philosophy holds that justices should advance particular political positions.
Activism
The process of drawing district boundaries so that they favor a particular political party.
Gerrymandering
The presidential yearly salary.
$400,000
This amendment gave citizenship to blacks.
Fourteenth Amendment
Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play here.
The Ford Theater
This judicial philosophy holds that justices should treat the constitution according to the founders' intentions.
Originalism
The Supreme Court ruled that limits on campaign contributions violated this constitutional amendment.
First Amendment
These give the president the authority to appoint leaders of government agencies and instruct officials how to carry out their jobs.
Executive Powers
This is the total number of constitutional amendments in U.S. history.
27
The year Lincoln won his second presidential election in this year.
1864
These courts have the first jurisdiction over most cases.
District Courts
These are tax-exempt groups formed to influence elections. They often advocate for particular issues rather overtly campaign on behalf of a candidates.
527 Groups
This federal agency was created in response to government failures leading up to the 9/11 attacks.
Department of Homeland Security