Japanese Internment Discussion Assignment

 2929 unread replies.2929 replies. In 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which ordered the internment of all people of Japanese ancestry along the west coast. This included American citizens as well as Japanese nationals.  Below are two films (both short: one is 21 minutes and the other is less than 10 minutes). Watch both … Read more

American Government

In 100 to 500 words share in writing what you learned from this course and any recommendations for improvement. Questions to include as you prepare your response, Has this course added value to you obtaining a broad intellectual understanding of the context of American Government and the content of politics, politicians, and leadership? If so, … Read more

Paper 3/Reding-Methland

 For this assignment, you may choose one of the following prompts to answer. Please identify the question you have chosen to answer on your paper.  Option A: Analyze the changes in the social structure, institutions, and culture of the Oelwein, IA community between 1980 and 2010, as they are described in Methland. (In other words, … Read more

Essay due may 4th 11:59

   Instructions and Study Question for Essay Test For the essay test, you will need to develop and submit a detailed essay on either (1) four important similarities between the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation or (2) the first political party system, as given in the formal questions below. Your answer will be … Read more

Essay due may 4th 11:59

  Instructions and Study Question for Essay TestFor the essay test, you will need to develop and submit a detailed essay on either (1) four important similarities between the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation or (2) the first political party system, as given in the formal questions below.  Your answer will be worth … Read more

World War II and Civil Rights

From the March on Washington Movement during World War II to the March on Washington, what role did WWII, US foreign policy, and domestic race relations have in crafting modern civil rights strategy?  What connections can you make to contemporary political movements such as Black Lives Matter? Use this Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urb-lPzTOJ8 

W5 American history

 For this Discussion, answer one of the instructor-provided questions b  You are also required to answer a follow-up question which will be provided friday may 7 answer should be atleast 10 sentences. 1.  Choose one of the effects of the Second Great Awakening and discuss. 2.  Why did women take such a prominent role in … Read more

The ‘New Normal’?

   ARTICLE: David Gutirrez, The New Normal? Reflecting on the Shifting Politics of the Immigration Debate, International Labor and Working-Class History, Fall 2010 In this article Gutirrez writes about what policy makers in Washington fail to see (most likely because they are blinded in their discussions about things like family reunification, what to do about … Read more

Foer, “How Trump Radicalized ICE”

   ARTICLE: Franklin Foer, How Trump Radicalized ICE, The Atlantic, September 2018 Remember, these are reading/discussion questions. I am not asking you to answer each question as though it is a quiz. Rather, I want to see evidence that you have not only READ this article before class, but thought about the article and its … Read more

“Crisis” and faulty assumptions about immigrants

BOOK: David A. Gerber, American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford U Press, 2011) CHAPTER 6 TO END ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS    Gerber begins by discussion a highly-influential book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that came out in 2004. What was Huntingtons concern, according to Gerber? What does his concern have to do … Read more