Vocab
Abolitionist
an individual who believed in ending slavery
He used to be the vice president for Barack Obama but now he is our President who is he?
Joe Biden
"We the people"
Constitution
This woman was a journalist, abolitionist and fought for black women to walk alongside white women during the march for women's suffrage to celebrate the right to vote. Who was she?
Ida B Wells
How many branches of government are there, and what are they?
3 and legislative, judicial, executive
What word is a form of government in which every person contributes to every decision made by the government?
democracy
The Grimke Sisters
two white abolitionist sisters
What branch is allowed to veto?
Executive
Who was Susan B Anthony?
A women's rights activist in the early 1900s. She participated in the women's suffrage movement
What is the 19th Amendment and when was it passed?
In 1920 mostly white women were given the right to vote
What is the antonym of pessimism?
optimism
Name the lawyer that became famous for his involvment in the Brown v. Board of Education case
Thurgood Marshall
what president had the famous slogan "yes we can" as part of their campaign for presidency.
Barack Obama
Sonia Sotomayor
first Latina supreme court justice
Act allowed black and brown people the right to vote without racial bias
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Amendment
An addition to a piece of legislation in order to improve it
After the Brown v. Board of education ruling, a group of students risked their lives to be the first in Arizona to attend a desegregated school. Who were those kids?
Little Rock Nine
"I am not the candidate of black, although I am proud I am black and proud. I am not the candidate for women though I am equally proud of that. I am the candidate for America"
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
First black woman to run for president
What is the process for a bill to be passed?
Bill is introduced, The Committee discusses it, Congress votes, goes to president
what is Federalism? How is it demonstrated in the US?
It is a system of government in which the national and state governments share power over the people. The president cannot make decisions without the legislative and judicial branch's opinion.
who was our 44th president?
Barack Obama
"Equality means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place"
Thurgood Marshall
This woman was a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement by showing women could get involved in politics and have a voice. She married our second president. Who was this woman?
Abigail Adams
Name the three levels of court from lowest to highest
District, Courts of Appeal, supreme