American History

Write a 5-page, Double-Spaced essay on All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward and answer the following questions.  Be sure to respond directly to this question, use the source, and use at least ten (10) footnotes.  MUST use Chicago Manual of Style to format your essay.  Cite ALL your sources and include a Bibliography. Use it to proofread your work. Remember Five-page maximum!  There is no need to use non-assigned sources but use the National Archives website to review the United States Constitution https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript (Links to an external site.). All the President’s Men covers the discovery and research of many significant events in American History, especially the Watergate scandal.  Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein touch on many important events, both topical and profound. What were the implications of their journalism about the Watergate break-in?  What were the implications of investigating and reporting on the Nixon Administration and Presidency? Make reference to the U.S. Constitution and other documents used by Woodward and Bernstein while they investigated and reported on break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.   In your opinion, was it worth it?

TASK: Based on your understanding of LBJ’s taped telephone conversations define and evaluate what was meant by the Great Society, Johnson’s plan for domestic political reform in the 1960s. How did the Great Society contribute to the evolution of liberalism in the twentieth century? Defend your answer -Required length: three substantive posts for eligibility for full credit (first post must be 2-3 lengthy paragraphs and subsequent posts must be at least one lengthy paragraph). -Once I submit those three paragraphs I will send you the classmate responses so you can replay two of them with one paragraph

Complete the Development of the America at War Worksheet based on the war assigned by your instructor. Using resources from the Topic 7- Readings, including your textbook, materials provided by your instructor through class discussion, and materials from the GCU Library Guide for HIS-144 US History Themes, complete the assignment worksheet. Each answer to the questions should be a minimum of 250-350 words; and, include citations for each question formatted using the APA Style Guide. The overall assignment must include three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. Each response should show good writing mechanics, grammar, formatting, and proper citations at the end of each question/response.  This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Instructions Purpose   How powerful is a state? How powerful should it be? These questions have been debated since the American Revolution. Under the Articles of Confederation, we saw states with significantly higher power than the national government; there was an attempt at more balance in the Constitution. Yet the debate over the power of each level of government continued, and this debate formed some of the reasoning behind having a Bill of Rights, led to the formation of our two political parties, and formed the basis of many of our conflicts in American history. In the Federalist Era, we saw James Madison and Thomas Jefferson write the “Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,” in reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts; the resolutions outlined their beliefs of where national law overreached and states should be able to counter that law. And in the Age of Jackson, we see the issue arise again in relation to the tariffs.   READ: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Exposition_and_Protest     In your essay, you should:   Write an introductory paragraph outlining the basic argument of state powers versus national powers. You may want to turn to the Constitution itself to find material (especially Article I, Section 8 and the Tenth Amendment). Write a brief summary of why each document was written. What is the historical context of the documents? You will probably want a paragraph for each document. Write a paragraph on what the two documents have in common. Write a paragraph on what the difference in the two documents is. How does the “South Carolina Exposition and Protest” differ in its argument from the “Kentucky Resolution”? Write a concluding paragraph that answers whether or not a state should have the ability to nullify a national law, and if so, under what circumstances? If not, why not? You are stating your opinion in this paragraph, but as always, you should avoid using the first person. DO NOT use Wikipedia or other online encyclopedias as a source. Be sure to keep track of where you find your information so you can provide in-text citations in your final essay as well as a works cited page at the end of your essay. Quotations should make up no more than 10 to 15 percent of the body of your essay. The best quotations come from primary sources not secondary sources. The content of your quoted passages should be so unique that paraphrasing the ideas would take away from their meaning or impact.

Answer ONLY ONE of the following prompts: 1. What is the greatest threat to America, and explain why you believe this to be true. Also discuss measures to mitigate this threat. 2. Russia’s illegal and aggressive foreign policies toward sovereign nations of the former Soviet Union continues. Why is Russia and Vladimir Putin doing this, and to what end?  Also discuss frozen conflicts and their impact on the sovereign nations affected and the region. 3. What is America’s most vital Critical Infrastructure sector and why?  Discuss Critical Infrastructure Protection measures to mitigate any potential threats to this sector.

Comment on the connection Rodriguez makes between language and spirtuality (he discusses his Catholic faith in the context of language of the church).

Essay. You must respond to the question below in essay form. Your response should be detailed and use specific material from all parts of our class to support your answer. A typical response is usually at least 5 full pages, double-spaced (1500-2000 words and a normal times new roman 12-point font with regular margins), but you may have a longer answer. A paper shorter than 4 pages needs to be very good to get a passing grade. Again…Be sure to use specific examples from the readings and class when answering the essay question. But do not use outside sources and just use material from part 2 of the class (Chapters 9 through 14). After the War of 1812, the United States seemed to be a stable and unified country at last. Over the next 40+ years, what made us stronger and what tore us apart? Examine the economic, geographical, political, social, religious, and cultural issues that made us stronger but eventually tore us apart. How and why did it get to this point? Finally, after a Civil War, by 1865 the United States was one nation, again, but what impact did the Civil War have on the country in those areas listed above? Good luck and let me know if you have questions

Each of the two movies listed below captures a part of Antebellum (before the Civil War) history that isn’t as well known as slavery during that period.  Meek’s Cutoff is about Western Expansion before the Civil War.  The Gangs of New York is about Urban and Irish Immigrant Life.   Watch one of the two movies.  Then write an essay describing this period and topic in American History.  Compare what you have learned in your research with what you have seen in the movie.  Make sure to answer the following questions: 1) Is the movie accurate?  Describe in detail why or why not.  Use specific scenes from the movie to demonstrate your answer. 2) What point of view(s) is/are missing from the movie?  Discuss how the story of this period and topic might be told differently from a different point of view.  Would that be a better or just a different movie? NUTS AND BOLTS:  Write at least 1000 words (roughly 4 pages, double spaced).  Use at least three scholarly sources  (Links to an external site.) . One can be a textbook. (Remember to cite your sources – including the movie – using a standard format such as MLA)  (Links to an external site.) MOVIE OPTIONS Gangs of New York  (Links to an external site.) Meek’s Cuttoff

This week, you have examined the dramatic changes in America at the turn of the twentieth century. The “Populists, Progressives, and Laborers” historical readings for this week revealed that myriad reforms people called for in response to those dramatic changes. Drawing evidence from the historical readings for this week, compose an initial post highlighting one major motivation for coming to America. There are a number you could choose to focus on. Compose the initial post based on a thesis statement. A thesis is a focused argument based on your reading of the historical documents. You are expected to pull evidence from multiple documents to support your argument. No outside sources are allowed. You may draw from the lectures and the textbook reading to help provide context BUT your post should draw evidence primarily from the historical readings for evidence. In your post, be sure to: State a clear thesis Use evidence from the historical documents to support your claims There are several questions you may ask to help you develop a thesis (you cannot answer all these questions—these are just examples): How did these reform movements compare? Did they want to achieve similar goals? Did they have similar values? Did they differ? Did they seek to work together? What were some of the key solutions offered by these reform movements? What were their views on government? What was their view of the individual? How did the dramatic changes in American culture affect these people? How had America changed in their opinions? Your initial post of 300-400 words and response of 100 words are due as noted on the syllabus.  Each response post should be a critique, pointing out to a fellow student ways he or she could improve, clarify, expand, etc.

From the weekly readings specified in the syllabus, you are required to write an essay on ONE of the articles from the Stinebrickner’s reader (Annual Editions: American Government). The article you choose should correspond to the current week—see the readings in the Schedule.   In other words, in Stinebrickner’s Annual Editions, select from one of the following:  Articles 1.3 “Federalist No. 10 by James Madison” or 1.4 “Federalist No. 51 by James Madison.” For those who still haven’t received their Annual Editions textbooks, these articles can be found here: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/the-federalist-papers/federalist-papers-no-10/  (Links to an external site.) and https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/the-federalist-papers/federalist-papers-no-51/  (Links to an external site.) The format for the written essay consists of three main parts: introduction, analysis, and conclusion.   Paper Format ¨     Length: 600 words (one page). ¨     Single spaced. ¨     Font: 11 or 12. ¨     In the draft include your name and the article’s title, author, and number. ¨      It should be written in Word or “rtf” (Rich Text Format).