Your final exam will consist of a 2 page essay/op-ed on the Capital Riots that occurred on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 as the electoral votes were being tallied in Congress. Essay must be typed, double spaced, 1” margins, 12 pt font. Please be sure to cite any information copied, borrowed, or paraphrased using parenthetical citation form with a works cited page.
Your essay should accomplish 2 main objectives:
Describe the events of that day leading up to and including the riots also including the results of riots and the most current information concerning the fallout from the siege of the Capital.
Your opinion of what happened on that fateful day. Below are some questions to consider as you are formulating how you will express your opinion?
Why were the rioters protesting? Who were they? What was their objective? Do you agree with their reasoning/perspective?
Who is responsible for the violence and death? Is President Trump responsible? Should he be punished? Should Republicans who supported overturning the election during the electoral votes be punished? Are they responsible? How should these participants be punished? Should they?
How do you assess the threat to American Democracy? Do you think that democracy is in trouble?
Compare the police presence in D.C. during the social justice protests of the spring and summer to the police presence on January 6th. Why do you think there was a difference? Was there a difference? Why
