
The Gerry-mander
First broadside printing of Gerry-mander map of Essex County. Salem, Mass., 1812.
First broadside printing of Gerry-mander map of Essex County. Salem, Mass., 1812.
Electoral College votes as of 2010 census.
Proposed amendment to abolish the Electoral College. March 16, 2005
Proposed amendment to "limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process." January, 2015
Political activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock speaking in support of campaign finance reform.
Political poster for voting rights in Washington, D.C.
Articles, I, II, III
Political cartoon, circa 1912
Photograph, circa 1905
Opinion Announcement - July 24, 1974 Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
August 9, 1974
Chart of presidential vetoes by The American Presidency Project
Illustration in Harper's weekly, November 16, 1867
"All Men Free and Equal" proclamation to Congress, 1870
Skeleton holding shotgun at polls to prevent African Americans from voting. Published 1879
Suffragists casting votes in New York City, ca. 1917.
Signing of the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965
Lithograph published in 1846
The 16th Amendment, ratified February 3, 1913
Published 1913
Total Federal Revenue, 2015
Total Federal Spending, 2015
Taft finds tearing the budget a difficult task. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 1940
Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama.
Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment
U.S. Marshals escort Ruby Bridges to school on November 14, 1960.
Same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.