The Gerry-mander
First broadside printing of Gerry-mander map of Essex County. Salem, Mass., 1812.
More Equal Than Others (Influencing the Political Process)
2020 Census
Gain/Loss of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on population change
Electoral College Resolution
Proposed amendment to abolish the Electoral College. March 16, 2005.
Citizens United Resolution
Proposed amendment to "limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process." January, 2015.
Doris "Granny D" Haddock
Political activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock speaking in support of campaign finance reform.
DC Vote - Firefighters Poster
Political poster for voting rights in Washington, D.C.
Laws & Sausages (The Separation of Powers)
United States Constitution
Articles, I, II, III
A Visit to the Big Store
Political cartoon, circa 1912.
Making Sausage - Chicago
Photograph, circa 1905.
United States v. Nixon
Opinion Announcement - July 24, 1974 Chief Justice Warren E. Burger.
Richard Nixon's Resignation Letter
August 9, 1974.
Presidential Vetoes
Chart of presidential vetoes by The American Presidency Project.
Voting Rights
First Vote
Illustration in Harper's weekly, November 16, 1867.
American Indian and Alaska Native as a Percentage of County Population
Alone or in combinationation with another race (2010)
Death at the Polls
Skeleton holding shotgun at polls to prevent African Americans from voting. Published 1879.
Suffragists
Suffragists casting votes in New York City, ca. 1917.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Lyndon Johnson
Signing of the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965.
A Balancing Act (The Federal Budget)
The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor
Lithograph published in 1846.
16th Amendment Resolution
The 16th Amendment, ratified February 3, 1913.
The New Man on the Job
Published 1913.
Total Federal Revenue
Total Federal Revenue, 2015.
Total Federal Spending
Total Federal Spending, 2015.
Senator Robert Taft, 1940
Taft finds tearing the budget a difficult task. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 1940. View Source
Fair is Not Always Equal (Federalism and States' Rights)
U.S. Constitution, Article 6
The 10th Amendment
Governor George Wallace
Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama.
Loving v. Virginia
Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Ruby Bridges
U.S. Marshals escort Ruby Bridges to school on November 14, 1960.
Same-Sex Marriage Laws
Same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
The Executive Branch
The Trial of Andrew Johnson
(magazine cover)
Executive Orders
WWI Recruitment Poster
Commander in Chief
President Clinton meeting with foreign leaders (photo)
Interpreting Data
Iraq War protest
Conflict Over Money
National Parks Service Locations
Veto Power
President Trump veto message
The Judicial Branch
Constitution and the Courts
U.S. Constitution, Article III
Mapping Court Creation
Judicial Circuits 2020 (map)
Lady Justice
Impeachment in the News
Impeachment of Judge Ritter
Courtpacking
FDR's Courtpacking Proposal
Appointment of Federal Court Judges
Judicial Vacancies
