Assignment: Observing a Civil Rights Or a Civil Liberties Event
Part A: First, to prepare to answer the discussion questions, attend a local, state, or federal meeting that addresses either civil liberties or civil rights. Note that you should have the Part 2 discussion questions in mind as you attend the event you choose. Use one of the following options for attendance:
I. Physically attend an event. For example, you could attend one of the following:
i. A speech by a politician, concerned citizen, activist, etc.
ii. A school board, town hall, city council, etc.
iii. A rally, march, etc.
II. Virtually attend an event by viewing one online. Following are some examples:
i. Attend a U.S. House of Representatives event by going to house.gov or a US Senate event by going to senate.gov and following these directions:
a. Click the Committees tab
b. Select a committee of interest to you (for example, Judiciary)
c. Click Hearings (Note that each committee webpage is slightly different, so you may need to search around.)
d. Watch a video of the meeting.
ii. Watch an event on C-Span T.V. Network by going to c-span.org and conducting a keyword search in the Video Library (note that civil rights, civil liberties, amendment name, or congressional legislation are all good key words).
iii. Try watching something on your official state legislature website (Google the name of your state + legislature) or official city/town/county website (Google the name of your city/town/county + government)
Part B: After attending a meeting on civil liberties or civil rights, address the following in the discussion:
I. Describe the event.
i. What is the purpose of the event?
ii. Where is the event?
iii. Who attended the event?
iv. Who spoke at the event?
II. Analyze the civil liberties and/or civil rights component of the event.
i. How does the event directly relate to the Constitution, congressional legislation, executive actions, and/or judicial decisions?
III. Why was this event important to you? How does this relate to your life?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.