1. Summarize the due process of law protections found in amendments 4 thru 8. Hint: There are 7 primary protections (5pts each). 2. Extra Credit (20 additional pts): Select a U.S. Supreme Court decision interpreting any one of our “due process of law” protections, and answer the following questions. (Note: Please do NOT select a […]
Describe how two of the most important civil rights Supreme Court cases, Plessy v. Ferguson (15pts) and Brown v. Board of Education (15pts), changed the interpretation of the “equal protection” under the law clause of the 14th amendment. The Plessy case in 1896 defined what equal protection under the law meant for African Americans, and […]
USE CLASS MATERIALS, CITING NAMES, DATES and reason your opinion. Write as clearly as possible. The quality of analysis and original thinking will decide your grade. Your answer should show knowledge of the issues and the facts involved, and an ability to interpret that information. Part I (75%): Write well-organized, fully-supported, detailed narrative essays. Answer […]
The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, led to the secession of the South. Many Southerners believed that the results of the election directly threatened the institution of slavery and their “states’ rights.” Upon the secession of the Lower South, tensions between the national government and that of the states increased. Soon, small-scale skirmishes […]
Evaluate American foreign policy in the Middle East. What are the possible outcomes of the U.S’s invasion and occupation of Iraq and the continued “War on Terror”? What are the possible motives for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan? Are they justifiable? By invading Iraq, has the U.S. made itself more or less secure from […]
For your exam, you will write an essay (worth 100 points total) and identify terms (worth 25 points total). Write your answer in a word document. You must submit the assignment by uploading the file by the due date. You will only have one chance to upload one file, so make sure you have completed […]
Please write a (minimum) of 3 pages (or roughly 750 words), in MLA format, on the following prompt below: Through the course of our class, we have seen the impact that slavery has had on our nation and its people. Analyze two specific events from 1770-1860 that explain the shift in mindset from pro-slavery to […]
PROMPT: In her book Liner Notes for the Revolution, Daphne Brooks asks, “What happens to modernity when we hear it taking shape through the ears and voices and instrumentation of Black women?” Drawing on the reading from Brooks as well as your learning from lecture and section, write a brief (300-500 words) essay in answer […]
Write an essay in which you explain how and why a neoliberal economic order, which first began to coalesce while Jimmy Carter was president, became institutionalized during Ronald Reaga’s first presidential term, even while wages mostly stagnated, the inequality between rich and poor greatly increased, and many people’s economic security became more precarious. (Be sure […]
Craft a 1 and 1/2 page to 2 page single-spaced Rimes New Roman Font 12 Essay, choosing ONE of the two topics listed. Organize your essay appropriately (intro, underlined thesis, argument sections, and conclusion) and add source evidence from any of the appli9cable sources provided by me throughout the year, or research new sources. Focus […]
