- What is the equal protection clause? Why is it considered to be so important? List at least two examples of how it has been used 2. What were the two positions that led to -the great compromise" (aka the Connecticut compromise). What was the compromise? Provide one example of how it affects government in the US today. 3. What three activities does Mayhew suggest members of congress engage in? What are the four consequences of the electoral connection? Explain and provide examples. 4. What were the three provisions in the constitution that protected slavery? Explain and provide examples. 5. How was Roosevelt's reaction to the great depression different from Hoover's. Give two examples of specific policies and programs Roosevelt promoted during this period. 6. According to the article, why are schools more segregated today than in the 1960's? Explain and provide two examples from the article. 7. What is the difference between de jure and de facto segregation? Provide 2 examples of each. 8. Describe the three policies that were enacted in the south to limit black voting until the 1960's. What provision enabled southern states to exempt whites from these policies? Explain. 9. What were the main weaknesses in the articles of confederation that the US Constitution set out to fix? 10. What was the Dred Scott v. Sanford case? How did the supreme court rule in this case? What were the consequences of this decision? 11. What is the main difference between Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Broad decisions? How did the court rule on each? What were the consequences of each of these decisions? 12. How does a bill become a law? Describe the process. 13. Describe and explain the four factors that we discussed in lecture that explain the emergence of the civil rights movement in the mid-20th century. 14. What is the difference between positive and negative liberty? Provide two examples for each type of liberty. 15. List and explain the four types of equality we discussed in class. Provide a concrete example for each one. 16. Describe and explain 3 central functions of congressional committees. Provide a concrete example for each function (examples can be real or hypothetical).
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