The Gerry-mander
First broadside printing of Gerry-mander map of Essex County. Salem, Mass., 1812.
More Equal Than Others (Influencing the Political Process)
Electoral College Map - Votes by State
Electoral College votes as of 2010 census.
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
Vote Early, Vote Often (Voting Rights)
First Vote
Illustration in Harper's weekly, November 16, 1867
Grant Proclamation
"All Men Free and Equal" proclamation to Congress, 1870
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 1965
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
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.
