Problem 1: In what ways can you see nationalism as advantageous to national politics and sense of community? Conversely, what downsides may come with a thorough embrace of nationalism?
Problem 2: Based on the excerpt, Mississippi Black Code (1865), answer the following questions:
- For what reasons could an individual be arrested under the Mississippi Black Code?
- What were the punishments faced by Freedman under these laws?
- Why do you think white men were also targeted for punishment under the vagrancy laws?
Problem 3: Based on the excerpt Chester A. Arthur on American Indian Policy (1881), answer the following questions
- How does Arthur describe earlier approaches to United States' Native American policy?
- What are the three suggestions made by Arthur to revise current US policy?
- What consequences would these changes have on Native American life?
Problem 4: Based on the video, How to break the two-party hold on American politics? Answer the following questions
YouTube Video: How to break the two-party hold on American politics
- In one sentence, explain ONE of the two alternatives to winner-take-all districts that the video proposes.
- In one additional sentence, brainstorm about the pros and cons of that alternative.
- Finally, in one more sentence evaluate: Would you like to vote in an election using one of the two options? Why or why not?
- Be sure to blend your post in with the 2 or 3 above it. (E.g., "Unlike many of my peers above, I would like to vote in an election using a......")