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Freedom of Speech
The First Amendment guarantees that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech."…
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Bell RingerCivil Liberties
"Civil Liberties" is a broad umbrella term referring to individual freedoms and guarantees that are…
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Bell RingerCivil Rights
The broad umbrella term "civil rights" refers to legal protections founded in a commitment to equality,…
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Bell RingerThe Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted as a condition of ratification, are…
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Bell RingerThe Establishment Clause
The First Amendment begins "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."…
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Bell RingerMidterm Elections
The term "midterm election" refers to the election held midway through a presidential term of office,…
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Bell RingerPoll Taxes
Poll taxes, along with literacy tests and grandfather clauses, were structural barriers to voting…
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Bell RingerGrandfather Clauses in the Jim Crow South
Grandfather Clauses were a structural barrier to voting imposed by several states during the Jim Crow…
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Bell RingerThird Parties
The term "Third Party" in the United States represents any political party other than the two that…
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Bell RingerLiteracy Tests
Literacy tests were a barrier to voting in common usage in Southern states, as well as other parts of…
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Bell RingerRetrospective Voting
Retrospective voting is the notion in political science that voters make their decisions in a given…
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Bell RingerPolitical Efficacy
Political efficacy is defined as the sense of an individual citizen that he or she is capable of…
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Bell RingerThe Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment, providing that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not…
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Bell RingerPolitical Participation
Political Participation refers to the efforts of individual citizens to directly or indirectly impact…
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Bell RingerPolitical Polarization and its Impact
Political Polarization is defined by a division of people along party lines - in the United States, it's…
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Bell RingerPolitical Ideology
Political Ideology is generally defined in social science as a set of beliefs about what an effective…
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Lesson PlanProject-Based Learning: Founders' Intent
This project promotes student inquiry through simulation and role-playing activities that introduce the…
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Bell RingerProfessional Campaign Consultants
In the first clip, Democratic strategist Steve McMahon and Republican strategist Todd Harris talked…
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Bell RingerThe Redistricting Process
In these two clips, National Conference of State Legislatures' Tim Storey talked about the process of…
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Bell RingerCompulsory Voting
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, an associate professor at the University of Chicago Law School, talked about…
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