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| | <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly | | <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly |
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| − | '''Read the lecture and then answer 6 out of the following 8 questions''': | + | '''Read the lecture and then answer 6 out of the following 9 questions''': |
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| − | 1. Other than George Washington, who do you think was the most influential Founding Father? | + | 1. Identify and briefly describe two major achievements of the "Washington Administration" (the executive branch of government while George Washington was president). |
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| | 2. The Constitutional Convention: describe the "what, when, where, and how" about it. | | 2. The Constitutional Convention: describe the "what, when, where, and how" about it. |
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| − | 3. Identify two of the biggest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. | + | 3. Identify three of the biggest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. |
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| | 4. Identify and briefly discuss two important individual rights protected by the Northwest Ordinance, which later became part of the Bill of Rights. | | 4. Identify and briefly discuss two important individual rights protected by the Northwest Ordinance, which later became part of the Bill of Rights. |
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| | 7. President John Adams was only a one-term president. Why? | | 7. President John Adams was only a one-term president. Why? |
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| − | 8. Write about any issue related to this week's lecture. | + | 8. What was the "New Jersey Plan," and how did it influence the "Great Compromise"? |
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| | + | 9. Write about any issue related to this week's lecture. |
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| − | == Honors Questions == | + | ==== Honors Questions ==== |
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| | Answer three out of the following questions (in addition to the questions above): | | Answer three out of the following questions (in addition to the questions above): |
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| | H2. Do you think States have the power of "nullification" with respect to laws passed by Congress? Discuss in the context of the Alien & Sedition Acts. | | H2. Do you think States have the power of "nullification" with respect to laws passed by Congress? Discuss in the context of the Alien & Sedition Acts. |
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| − | H3. James Madison's ''Federalist'' No. 10, as discussed in the lecture: can you explain and appreciate it? | + | H3. James Madison's ''Federalist No. 10'', as discussed in the lecture: can you explain and appreciate it? |
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| | H4. What would you have done differently if you served as an early President of the United States? Explain. | | H4. What would you have done differently if you served as an early President of the United States? Explain. |
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| | H5. Recently some have called for a new constitutional convention (a "Con Con"). Do you think there should be another constitutional convention today? | | H5. Recently some have called for a new constitutional convention (a "Con Con"). Do you think there should be another constitutional convention today? |
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | * [[American History Lecture Three]]
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| − | * [[American History Homework Three Answers]]
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| | [[Category:American History lectures]] | | [[Category:American History lectures]] |
| | {{DEFAULTSORT:American History Homework 03}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:American History Homework 03}} |