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Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and makes laws for the nation
McCarthyism, name given to the period of time in American history that saw Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy produce a series of investigations and hearings during the 1950s in an effort to expose supposed communist infiltration of various areas of the U.S. government.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. ... The 15th Amendment prohibited governments from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or past servitude
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the people, rather than to kings, that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The American colonies had been at war with Great Britain for over a year when the document was signed.
