Federalism-a South Dakota case South Dakota’s legal drinking age was 19 years old. Young people from neighboring states with higher drinking ages would drive to South Dakota to buy beer. Selling beer was also profitable for small businesses so that there were many business supporters of the current state drinking age. Congress then passed a […]
The Compromise of 1850 followed the precedent of a long line of compromises reached since 1776. Briefly describe the country’s preceding compromises that set precedent for Congress to attempt to reach this series of settlement. Use 150 to 200 words and cite your textbook. David M. Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen, The Brief American Pageant, Volume […]
Federal law enforcement intelligence agency Imagine you work for a federal law enforcement intelligence agency. Congress has called your boss to testify before Congress about the state of law enforcement intelligence in the United States. Your boss has asked you to identify the most important issue facing the community. What is that issue, why is […]
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Research the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and openly gay or lesbian members of Congress. Reflect on what these patterns say about the nature of representation. Why do some groups tend to be underrepresented in Congress? Why do you see […]
Research the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and openly gay or lesbian members of Congress. Reflect on what these patterns say about the nature of representation. Why do some groups tend to be underrepresented in Congress? Why do you see a trend in which more women and minorities are […]
The task that I´ve chosen is: ´´Analyze racial violence discrimination against one of the racial minorities in the United States (African Americans, Latin Americans, Asian Americans, or Jewish Americans). Use primary sources from the Library of Congress or NARA or other serious archival source.´´
Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution says that one of the powers of Congress is to “To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization. ” This means Congress is responsible for passing laws with respect to immigration. Find a specific immigration law Congress has passed in the last 25 years. Provide a link to the […]
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 […]
