The House of Representatives authorized use of military force against Iraq in response to the invasion of Kuwait and United National Security Council Resolution 678
Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited racial discrimination in voting by protecting voting rights. It banned poll taxes and literacy tests and required states with historians of Jim Crow discrimination to seek advance clearance before changing and requiring states with histories of Jim Crow discrimination to obtain advance clearance to change laws governing voting.
The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.
Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
