Progressive Era
This president was known as the "trust-buster" for his efforts to break up monopolies
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This Supreme Court case in 1896 established the "separate but equal" doctrine, leading to segregation
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
This branch of government includes the President
What is the Executive Branch?
Being born in the United States automatically gives you this.
What is Citizenship?
The river that formed the western boundary of the United States before the Louisiana Purchase
What is the Mississippi River?
This muckraker wrote The Jungle, exposing unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
Who is Upton Sinclair?
The leader of the Civil Rights Movement, famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King?
The two parts of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and Senate
This is one of the most important duties of a US Citizen
What is voting?
What is July 4th, 1776?
This amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
This 1954 Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional
What is Brown vs Board of Education?
The current number of Supreme Court Justices
What is 9
The three levels of government in the United States
What are Federal, State, and Local?
This early American political party favored a strong central government and industrial growth
The 17th Amendment changed election rules for the direct election of these people
Who are US Senators?
This young girl famously integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957
Who is Ruby Bridges?
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful, the Constitution created a system of these
What are checks and Balances?
The oath taken by new citizens includes pledging allegiance to this
What is The United States or The Constitution?
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607
What is Jamestown?
The election that saw the defeat of the "Bull Moose" party and the beginning of the end of the Progressive Era.
What is the election of 1912?
This Reconstruction amendment has helped extend civil rights to many new groups of people
What is the 14th Amendment?
This is the amount of votes required by Congress to overturn a Veto
What is 2/3rds
This document outlines the rights of Citizens
What is the Constitution?
More Americans died during this war than any other
What is the Civil War?