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Lesson 79 of 84 · The Constitution
The Commerce Clause
The Vice President is next in line to the presidency, serves as Senate president, and breaks tie votes. The VP steps in if the President cannot serve.
Key Facts
1
Citizens elect representatives to make laws.
2
The U.S. has three branches of government.
3
The Constitution was written in 1787.
Timeline
1954
Brown v. Board of Education: school segregation declared unconstitutional
1963
Martin Luther King Jr. gives the 'I Have a Dream' speech
1964
The Civil Rights Act is signed
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is the Constitution?