EACH RESPONSE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 300 WORDS (900-word-minimum

for the entire assignment as you will be responding to 3 prompts). There is no maximum: if you want to write more, please do!

NO PLAGIARISM (cite your sources—any format will do!)

PROMPT #1

Which rights and freedoms for citizens do you think our government does a good job of protecting? Why? In which areas do you think people’s rights and liberties are at risk? Why? What solutions do you propose?

PROMPT #2

How does social media affect elections and campaigns? Is this a positive trend? Why or why not?

PROMPT #3

What is De Jure Segregation? What is De Facto Segregation? Explain the significance between these two forms of segregation by analyzing the history of African Americans in the U.S. since the passage of the 13^th Amendment.

PROMPT #4

Explain the Electoral College. What is your opinion of the Electoral College? Do you think it serves a useful purpose or should it be abolished? Why?

PROMPT #5

Pick one social movement or charismatic leader from Chapter 5. Go beyond the textbook and do your own research. Summarize the movement or leader’s positions and goals. How did they go about working toward achieving their goal? What social or political problems motivated them to pursue change? What actions were taken? What challenges did they meet? Did they have success in achieving their goals? What is the significance of the movement or leader when it comes to the history of our country?

(Here are a few examples from Ch. 5, but you are not limited to these: Booker T. Washington; W.E.B. DuBois; Martin Luther King Jr.; Malcolm X; the Greensboro Sit-Ins; the Black Panthers; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Susan B. Anthony; Alice Paul & the National Woman’s Party; National Organization for Women; American Indian Movement; LULAC; United Farm Workers; Stonewall Inn Riots)

PROMPT #6

Do some independent research on the following court cases: Dred Scott v. Sandford; Elk v. Wilkins; Korematsu v. United States. Give a brief summary of these three landmark cases and explain the justification that the U.S. Supreme Court applied to bolster its decision in each case. What commonalities and/or differences do you notice between the three cases? What is your opinion of the three court rulings?