Politics and Government - Homework - Due Wed, Oct 8

1 - Read Dahl pgs 29-31, annotate, and take notes in notebook.

2 - In writing, discuss the way our political parties and institutions have evolved since the Constitutional Convention.

Democratizing Twentieth Century Homework - Due Wed, Oct 7

Create a detailed primary source analysis for two primary source documents in Who Built America handout:

1 - "Then We'd Have Some Cake and Coffee" (pg 213)

2 - "For Why Must I Tell You All My Business?" (pg 215)

**For your connections, be sure to consider connections to:

• The time period
• Other texts
• Essential questions: Why did the Women's Suffrage Movement get underway when it did? How did industrialization transform the social, economic, political, and cultural makeup of the United States? 

 **Your homework must be titled. If not, you will lose points.

Democratizing and Politics

No homework tonight.

Please make up any assignments you have missed because I will be coming around to check more things tomorrow.

--Cope 

Democratizing 20th Century America Homework - Due Mon, Oct 5

1 - Read Ida Tarbell - And "The Business of Being a Woman", annotate.

2 - Analyze the author's characterization of Tarbell:

POV: What are the text's central ideas? What does the author want you to know, think, and believe about Ida Tarbell? Does the author admire Tarbell? What does she think about Tarbell's overall role in U.S. history? What is the author's overall argument or claim?

Evidence: Use at least six quotes from this text to illustrate the central ideas. How does the author use Tarbell's own words to support her overall argument?

Connections: How does this article add to your analysis of the Women's Suffrage Movement? How does this connect to industrialization, education, or immigration? How did industrialization transform the U.S. politically, culturally, socially, and economically? How does this article relate to other texts we've looked at during this unit. Include and cite a quote from at least one other text and explain the connection.

Significance: How should Tarbell be seen in the overall struggle for women's equality? 

Politics and Government Homework - Due Monday, Oct 5

1 - Read Who Built America? packet pages 257 - 269 and annotate.

2 - Answer the following questions:

a) Discuss the different views regarding slavery at the time of the revolution. In what ways did geography, economic interest, race, and religion help shape these views?

b) Discuss the roles blacks played on both sides during the Revolutionary War. Discuss the differences between states' polices regarding blacks during the war. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

c) Identify: Phyllis Wheatley

d) How did economics and geography shape states' slavery policies after the revolution?

f) Overall, did the revolution significantly impact the lives of blacks?

g) Why were some women hopeful the revolution would improve their condition?

h) Discuss the legal status of women after the revolution.

i) What economic opportunities did the revolution create for women?

j) Where did the Constitutional Convention take place? What was its initial purpose?

k) Identify: Federalists

l) Explain the difference between republicanism and democracy. Why were their doubts about republicanism succeeding in the U. S?

m) Why did Federalists believe republicanism would work? How would the vast size of the republic actually be a benefit?

n) Identify: Federalist Papers

o) What is federalism? In what ways was it a compromise for men such as Hamilton and Madison?

p) In what ways did the Constitution protect slavery?

q) Using the text and your notes from class, discuss one of the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention. Discuss tensions that remain today.

Democratizing 20th Century Homework - Due - Fri, Oct 2

Finish reading "Woman Suffrage" by Emma Goldman and construct a primary source analysis.

Politics and Government - Homework - Due Fri, Oct 2

Zinn 96-102

Answer the following questions.

1. Discuss the right to vote in the new Constitution.

2. Zinn suggests that there is more to democracy than voting. What does he mean?

3. What was the basis for the "factional struggles that were developing?"

4. Why does Zinn seem to doubt that the "government...maintain[s] peace...as a referee between two equally matched fighters"?

5. Discuss the quote from Madison in Federalist #10. What does he want people to know, think believe?

6. Discuss the compromise between Northern business and Southern slaveholders.

7. Why do you think the Constitution protected "life, liberty and property" instead of the pursuit of happiness?

8. Write several sentences to describe the following terms. Include a quote for each.
a) Bill of Rights
b) Sedition Act
c) Whiskey Rebellion