Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Introduction Inequalities arise in many forms, often based on age, disability, gender, race, ethnicity, country of origin, religion, or economic status. Inequality also exists within
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Peaceful Transfer of Power: A Democratic Mandate
Background You probably know about elections – a vital democratic process in which voters select one candidate over another to serve in political office. Because
The NAACP: A National Fight for Equality
Introduction Have you helped get an unfair rule or policy changed? Maybe you convinced your school to update its dress code, or you talked your
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Capitalist Democracy: Representative v. Direct Democracy and California Ballot Initiatives
What’s happening? In 2020, there are 12 statewide ballot initiatives in California that all citizens may vote on. These initiatives are high-stakes issues that would
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A Threat to Our Democracy: Voter Suppression and the 2020 Presidential Election
What happened? In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many people were worried about going to crowded polling places on election day. In order to
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
Case The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson as a progressive step during the Civil Rights Movement.
Voter Suppression: The Battle for the Ballot
Introduction Imagine you were alive in 1788, the year that the U.S. Constitution was ratified and American democracy was born. You would only need to
Gerrymandering: Manipulating Democracy
Problem Do you know what your voting district looks like? If you aren’t a voter, and even if you are, why would you? It doesn’t
Seventeenth Amendment: Popular Senators
The Passage The Seventeenth Amendment established the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters in each state. Previously, Article I, Section 3 of the
South Dakota v. Dole (1987)
Case When alcohol prohibition ended in 1933, almost every state made 21 their minimum legal drinking age, or MLDA. However, as the voting age was
