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Can the second and third paragraph be slightly more condensed and the conclusion more robust? Also, just to double check, did this writer work on 670514 surrounding oligopolistic competition?

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Can the second and third paragraph be slightly more condensed and the conclusion more robust? Also, just to double check, did this writer work on 670514 surrounding oligopolistic competition?

What extent do these gaps in Wagner’s evidence blunt the persuasive power of The Skull of Alum Bheg? In other words, how much of his overall argument rests on pinpointing Bheg’s identity and tying the skull now in Wagner’s possession to that particular individual?

From the first, scholar Kim A. Wagner freely acknowledges that he has not been able to uncover any historical reference to Alum Bheg outside the handwritten note accompanying his putative skull, let alone verify that said skull belonged to this specific shadowy sepoy.

What extent do these gaps in Wagner’s evidence blunt the persuasive power of The Skull of Alum Bheg? In other words, how much of his overall argument rests on pinpointing Bheg’s identity and tying the skull now in Wagner’s possession to that particular individual?

How does the “South Carolina Exposition and Protest” differ in its argument from the “Kentucky Resolution”?

Write an introduction outlining the basic argument of state powers versus national powers. You may want to turn to the Constitution itself to find material.
Write a brief summary of why each document was written. What is the historical context of the documents? You will probably want a paragraph for each document.

Write a paragraph of what the two documents have in common.

Write a paragraph of what the difference in the two documents is. How does the “South Carolina Exposition and Protest” differ in its argument from the “Kentucky Resolution”?

 

 Describe the complexities of the encounter of the Old World and the New, including the exchange of crops, animals, and diseases, as well as the experiences of the conquistadores and Native American as they interacted.

What was the impact of Iberian conquest and settlement on the peoples and ecologies of the Americas?

Analyze the motives of such explorers as Christopher Columbus, Pedro
Cabral, Hernán Cortés, and Francisco Pizarro in venturing to Meso and SouthAmerica and the motives of European monarchs in their efforts to reach the Indian Ocean by an all-water route.

Explain the receptions extended to the Spanish explorers by the Indians of
Mexico, Peru, and Brazil and the tactics employed by the Spanish as they
attempted to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires.

Describe the complexities of the encounter of the Old World and the New,
including the exchange of crops, animals, and diseases, as well as the
experiences of the conquistadores and Native American as they interacted.

Explain the dimensions of the Native American Holocaust and
Transculturation.

Discuss the impact of the Columbian Exchange on both the Old and New
Worlds.

Compare the challenges faced by Richard Smith in New York City and by British soldiers and their families in Boston as newcomers on the landscape of eighteenth-century North America. Which city seems to have been more receptive to outsiders?

Both Golden Hill and The Boston Massacre tell stories that are in part
about the experiences of strangers who arrive in pre-Revolutionary
colonial cities. Compare the challenges faced by Richard Smith in
New York City and by British soldiers and their families in Boston as
newcomers on the landscape of eighteenth-century North America.
Which city seems to have been more receptive to outsiders?

Explain the differing positions between federalism and anti-federalism in the debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution during Virginia’s Ratifying Convention in 1788. How did these differing viewpoints concerning the role of the federal gov

Explain the differing positions between federalism and anti-federalism in the debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution during Virginia’s Ratifying Convention in 1788. How did these differing viewpoints concerning the role of the federal gov

What was the original intent of the founders regarding the First Amendment? Explain, based on two articles below. Or you can substitute one or both of your own sources for the articles, but they must have named authors (not editor) and be written since 2015.

Questions and Sources
A. Voting
Is voting (rights, districting, etc.) currently consistent with the Supreme Court’s decisions in the Baker and Reynolds cases? Explain, based on the textbook chapter on those cases and two articles below. Or you can substitute one or both of your own sources for the articles, but they must have named authors (not editor) and be written since 2015.

1. Voting rights – Supreme Court (Links to an external site.)

2. Voting rights (Links to an external site.)

3. Voting rights – Georgia (Links to an external site.)

4. Voting rights – Texas (Links to an external site.)

5. “New Jim Crow” voting laws (Links to an external site.)

6. Republicans defend voting laws (Links to an external site.)
7. Defense of Georgia law (Links to an external site.)

8. Germander (Links to an external site.)

9. Redistricting and Supreme Court (Links to an external site.)

10. Redistricting and Republicans (Links to an external site.)

11. Supreme Court and Politics (Links to an external site.)

B. Sullivan Case
Should the Sullivan case be overturned? Explain, based on the textbook chapter on the case and two articles below. Or you can substitute one or both of your own sources for the articles, but they must have named authors (not editor) and be written since 2015.

1. South Carolina (Links to an external site.)

2. Reason (Links to an external site.)

3. NY Times (Links to an external site.)

4. CNN (Links to an external site.)

5. American Bar (Links to an external site.)

6. Medium (Links to an external site.)

C. Secession
Can states legally secede? Explain, based on two articles below. Or you can substitute one or both of your own sources for the articles, but they must have named authors (not editor) and be written since 2015.

1. Virginia (Links to an external site.)

2. Texas (Links to an external site.)

3. American Conservative (Links to an external site.)

D. Original Intent?
Should the Constitution be interpreted as the writers intended or is it a living document which changes over time? Explain, based on two articles below. Or you can substitute one or both of your own sources for the articles, but they must have named authors (not editor) and be written since 2015.

1. Constitution Center (Links to an external site.)

2. Northwestern (Links to an external site.)

3. Chicago (Links to an external site.)

4. Time: Gorsuch (Links to an external site.)

E. Original Intent: First Amendment
What was the original intent of the founders regarding the First Amendment? Explain, based on two articles below. Or you can substitute one or both of your own sources for the articles, but they must have named authors (not editor) and be written since 2015.

1. Richmond (Links to an external site.)

2. Mother Jones (Links to an external site.)

3. Constitution Center (Links to an external site.)

4. Virginia (Links to an external site.)

5. Varsity Tutors (Links to an external site.)

6. Middle Tennessee (Links to an external site.)

7. Library of Congress