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2. Discuss the John Marshall and his influence on the Supreme Court.
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3. Discuss the Compromise of 1850 and it historical significance.
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4. Discuss the Dred Scott case and it historical significance.
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5. What were the major advantages and disadvantages of the British and colonists, respectively, as the American Revolutionary War began? What would Britain have to do to win? What would the colonists have to do to win?
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6. Compare and contrast the Federalist and Republicans, especially their views on democracy, government power, the economy, and foreign affairs.
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7. Write your definition of victory. Then use this definition to argue that the United States did or did not win a victory over Great Britain in the War of 1812.
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8. In what manner and to what extent was the Civil War inevitable? At what point did it become inevitable? Defend your choice?
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9. Abraham Lincoln says that the Declaration of Independence dedicates our nation to the “proposition that all men are created equal.” In what manner and to what extent is Lincoln historically accurate or inaccurate in his reading of the Declaration.
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10. “This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof . . . shall be the supreme law of the land.” Who should decide if the laws of the United States are being made in pursuance of the Constitution (i.e. constitutional or unconstitutional)? Why? Defend your choice against the other possibilities.
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11. Some people say that America is dedicated to the proposition that all men (and women) have a right to pursue happiness as they understand it. If the pursuit of happiness is morally offensive to a large majority but does not infringe upon any person’s rights, can the majority pass laws against this “pursuit” (i.e. torturing animals for no other reason than one enjoys doing it)? Defend your answer.
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12. Presuming that cultural relativism is correct (no culture is better than another, i.e. our Western culture is not better than the Stone Age Amazon Indian culture), defend the Union from the charge of forcing its culture and values on the Confederate (the Civil War).
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