TPUSA History
This activist founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at age 18.
Charlie Kirk
This annual TPUSA conference in Florida gathers thousands of student activists.
Student Action Summit
This document begins with the words “We the People.”
Constitution
These two rights are guaranteed in the First Amendment but are often confused with freedom of speech.
Freedom of religion and freedom of the press
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
TPUSA was founded in this state before expanding nationwide.
Illinois
TPUSA frequently promotes this economic system as the key to prosperity.
Free market capitalism
This compromise created a two-house legislature balancing large and small states.
Great Compromise
This constitutional principle prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful by giving each branch oversight of the others.
Checks and balances
This president served four terms during the Great Depression and World War II.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This sister organization allows TPUSA to directly engage in electoral political activity.
Turning Point Action
This TPUSA initiative was created to build a presence in churches and faith communities alongside campus activism.
TPUSA Faith
These essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, argued for ratifying the Constitution.
Federalist Papers
This clause in Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power to make laws considered “necessary and proper” to carry out its enumerated powers.
Elastic Clause
This president authorized the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Thomas Jefferson
This TPUSA initiative tracks and publicizes professors accused of promoting left-wing ideology.
Professor Watchlist
TPUSA frequently frames its campus mission around combating this perceived cultural trend where individuals are publicly shamed or ostracized for controversial opinions.
Cancel culture
This 1794 event tested the federal government’s ability to enforce its laws under Washington.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
This Supreme Court case established that states cannot tax federal institutions, reinforcing federal supremacy.
McCulloch v. Maryland
This president resigned from office in 1974.
Richard Nixon
In its early growth years, TPUSA’s campus strategy relied heavily on a field model inspired by this earlier conservative youth organization known for chapter-based activism in the 1960s.
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
This TPUSA content style features short, rapid-fire interviews with students on hot-button issues designed to go viral on social media.
Campus pop-up interviews / TPUSA Live interviews
This Supreme Court case established judicial review in 1803.
Marbury v. Madison
This Federalist Paper, written by James Madison, argues that a large republic is the best defense against factions.
Federalist No. 10
This president, formerly a Supreme Allied Commander in WWII, warned of the “military-industrial complex” in his farewell address.
Dwight D. Eisenhower