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1. In today's politics, most state delegates to national political party conventions are
a. chosen through a direct election by party members b. appointed by the state party organizations c. selected by the national party organization d. chosen on the basis of their financial contributions to the party
2. There is a close correlation between the activities of party organizations in Congress and the affairs of the national political party.
a. true b. false
3. Your book of readings includes an 1821 speech by James Kent, a professor of law at Columbia College. In dealing with the question of suffrage, which of the following statements most closely represents Kent's perspective?
a. It is all right to extend the suffrage to all white males, but women should not have the right to vote. b. In order to extend democracy in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, we must work toward universal suffrage. c. The United States Senate should represent the landed interests of the nation. d. We must eliminate the electoral college in order for the people as a whole to have a proper voice in the election of the president of the United States.
4. In his essay on "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson expressed the opinion that
a. scholars must be acquainted with nature b. scholars should not involve themselves with the everyday activities of the world, because they must rise above the mundane and become an intellectual elect c. scholars should spend most of their time reading, not thinking or speculating d. the office of the scholar is to cheer, uplift, and guide men by teaching them the facts e. a and b f. a and d
5. Sarah M. Grimke was prominently associated with which of these movements?
a. anti-slavery b. women's rights c. both of the above d. neither of the above
6. What did the U.S. Constitution originally say about slavery?
a. The slave trade could not be prohibited for twenty years (that is, until 1808). b. Slavery could be prohibited in the territories of the United States, but not in the states where it existed. c. Fugitive slaves who fled to other states were free by virtue of the fact that they no longer lived in slave states. d. Slavery was made legal, but masters were required to treat their slaves with civility.
7. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Over half the whites in the Southern states were slaveholders. b. Most slaves lived on large farms or plantations. c. The total slave population in the United States was larger than the total white population. d. All of the above are true. e. None of the above is true.
8. Which of the following issues was not involved in the historical setting for Joseph Smith's revelation and prophecy on war?
a. states' rights b. slavery c. Andrew Jackson d. U.S. tariff policy e. None of the above were involved in the historical setting. f. All of the above were involved in the historical setting
9. Section 134 of the Doctrine and Covenants is
a. the section that supports the Mormon belief that the Constitution is a divinely inspired document b. a statement of belief regarding the nature of man c. a revelation that addressed itself directly to the problems of the Mormons in Missouri d. a declaration of belief regarding governments and laws
10. The Civil Rights Act of 1866
a. provided citizenship for nearly everyone born in the United States, including former black slaves b. established military rule in the South by dividing the Southern states into five military districts c. represented President Andrew Johnson's effort to reconstruct the South peacefully d. was the act that finally freed the slaves
You must write a 1,200 to 2,000-word essay. This essay is not closed book, but any ideas you draw from the text or elsewhere must be expressed in your own words. Please see the statement on plagiarism under "Course Organization" at the beginning of this syllabus.
Choose one of the following questions:
A. Describe the way political parties function in elections by (a) summarizing what the author had to say and then (b) reporting on your discussions with some local, state, or national party official about the way his or her party organizes for elections and/or reporting on what happened to you as you worked on some political campaign. (Remember, you were asked in Lesson 11 to work with a Party organization, not the organization of a particular candidate.) In talking to party officials, did you learn anything that was not in the text? If so, what?
or
B. Discuss the significance of African-Americans and the institution of slavery in the life and politics of America from about 1800 to 1880. (Note: You will need to draw from at least three lessons to do this adequately; this is a test of your ability to put ideas from different lessons together.)
C. "Your cause is just, but I can do nothing for you." Discuss the meaning of this statement in the context of Joseph Smith's political concerns and the concerns of the person who said it to him. In the process, explain why these varying concerns, along with differing experiences, led to differing interpretations of the Constitution. What specific Constitutional issue was involved?
D. Summarize the two different views of the nature of the Constitution as expressed in South Carolina's Declaration of the Causes of Secession and Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address. Which document do you think has the best historical basis for its argument? Explain why you think so. Also explain how these views help us understand something about the causes and nature of the Civil War.
NOTE: If for any reason you resubmit this assignment, please see the resubmission policy in the "How to Succeed in This Course" section of this course manual.
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