Discuss the below:
1. The changing boundaries (who is included, who isn't) and meanings of American citizenship and belonging during the 20th and early 21st centuries. How have the definitions and obligations of citizenship changed over time? How have popular American values changed (or not) regarding the boundaries of citizenship. Is the story of American citizenship one of steady progress, regression (moving backward), or some combination of the two? Explain.
2. The history of liberalism and conservatism in the 20th and early 21st centuries. What are the similarities/differences in the two ideologies? When/why did they become influential? How have they changed over time? When/why did they lose favor (if ever)?