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    Slavery and Race Relations

    Compare the attitudes and practices regarding slavery, race relations, and responses to abolition in the north and the south.

    Jackson's form of democracy is discussed.

    WHY WAS ANDREW JACKSON SUCH A PERSONALLY POWERFUL EMBODIMENT OF THE NEW MASS DEMOCRACY IN THE 1820'S AND 1830'S? WOULD MASS DEMOCRACY HAVE DEVELOPED WITHOUT A POPULAR HERO LIKE JACKSON?

    Confederation and Constitution

    COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND THE CONSTITUTION, ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO THE SPECIFIC POWERS GRANTED BY EACH TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

    Development of Popular Democracy

    Discuss the features of colonial politics that contributed to the development of popular democracy, and explain what kept political life from being more truly democratic. I need help getting started on this short essay question.

    Columbus' Encounters

    This prompt is brainstormed: DESCRIBLE THE NEW WORLD THAT COLUMBUS DISCOVERED, INCLUDING THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES THAT EXISTED ON THE CONTINENT BEFORE EUROPEAN COLONIZATION BEGAN.

    Revolutionary War

    Summarize the course and conduct of the Revolutionary War after 1778, and describe the key role played by France in the final victory at Yorktown.

    English Colonists and Early Jamestown Experience

    Discuss the lessons you think English colonists learned from their early Jamestown experience. Focus on matters of fulfilling expectations, financial support, leadership skills, and relations with the Indians.

    John Winthrop is examined.

    I explain what John Winthrop meant when he said, "we shall be as a city upon a hill." Did the Massachusetts Bay Colony reach this objective? Why or why not?

    Civil Rights - Ballot or the Bullet & Malcolm X

    In "the Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X argues for Black Nationalism, while in their selections, Martin Luther King and Stokely Carmichael argues that changes need to be made by specific white groups. Martin Luther King's has the most effective argument. Why? and How? QUESTIONS: 1. I must contrast to Malcolm X and

    Terrorism in the 21st Century

    Today's terrorists know no borders-they emerge quickly and without respect for power, prestige, or military might. Driven by hatred of America and its allies, terrorists do not distinguish between politics and religion, or between governments and civilians. How should the United States protect its vital interests against terr

    Privacy Rights in America

    This posting examines ways that the government should become involved in regulating privacy. It also look at when does and individual's right to privacy end?

    Women's Movement

    What were the goals of the women's movement, the Chicano movement, the American Indian Movement, and the civil rights movement? Did they accomplish their respective goals?

    Criminal obstruction in terms of Nixon's actions is the focal topic.

    This solution offers ways in which President Nixon's activities of criminal obstruction of justice, the improper or illegal use of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency and the Internal Revenue Service threatened the American system of government. It also examines the Constitutional process in this

    Crime in the 1990's

    Summarize the key factors leading to an increased fear of crime in the 1990s. In your view, which of these factors was most important and why?

    Communism in the 1940s

    This posting answers these questions: What did the Soviets do to infer that that Communism was trying to expand? How do we see this in their actions? What are the actions that show us this intention?

    the Truman Doctrine

    What were the actions of the Soviet Union that should have concerned us? Did we have some actions that should have concerned them, too?

    What is your opinion of Senator McCarthy?

    Just looking for an outside opinion to add to my own for this. I know that there are those who where against him as well as for. But this is more of a personal level on your feeling about him and why.

    US Constitutional issues are examined.

    This posting ponders how long should a government secret be held in a protected status. It also questions who should decide what information is secret and not released to the public for reasons of national security.

    US Constitution

    How has the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of speech been impacted by the Internet? What is the responsibility of the press in a democratic society?

    World War II and Cold War at Home and Abroad

    What were the causes of intense fear of communist subversion in the late 1940s and early 1950s? Who were the key figures in the "Second Red Scare" and what long- term impact did the Red Scare have on American society?

    The New Deal

    The government's general attitude towards business in the 1920s was that relationships between the government and businessmen had never been greater or stronger than they where at that time. There was four major ways in which the federal government supported big business: 1. High tariff policies. 2. Andrew Mellon. 3. Cutbac