coalition

When individuals form groups, they can wield more influence. Workers unite to demand higher pay or safer conditions, companies combine forces to address issues of mutual importance, and states and countries can join forces against a common enemy. We've united all these words together in this handy list just for you!

Governing a country is a big, complex undertaking, and the American system has a lot of different parts and positions. This list will give you the terminology you need to understand political news stories and become an informed citizen. Pledge allegiance to vocabulary!

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, President Obama spoke about the progress made since 1963 to achieve racial equality and equality of economic opportunity. Read the full text of Obama's speech here.