Discussion Questions (pick one): Stephen Douglas accused Abraham Lincoln of wanting to “universalize” his anti-slavery policy, which was certain to
Discussion Questions (pick one): Stephen Douglas accused Abraham Lincoln of wanting to “universalize” his anti-slavery policy, which was certain to lead to political violence and civil war. As right as Lincoln might have been about the evil of slavery and the legality of banning it in the Western Territories, etc., was there something about his […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the text in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp.
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the text in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp. 28-35). James Madison insists that we cannot trust written law to contain power, or what he calls “parchment barriers.” We might know what the law is, and we might even feel tremendous guilt about […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the passages in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp.
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the passages in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp. 24-26). The Declaration of Independence states that it is “self-evident that all men are created equal.” Throughout American history, every step toward greater equality and human dignity — civil rights, women’s suffrage, the labor […]
Discussion Questions (pick one): Stephen Douglas accused Abraham Lincoln of wanting to “universalize” his anti-slavery policy, which was certain to
Discussion Questions (pick one): Stephen Douglas accused Abraham Lincoln of wanting to “universalize” his anti-slavery policy, which was certain to lead to political violence and civil war. As right as Lincoln might have been about the evil of slavery and the legality of banning it in the Western Territories, etc., was there something about his […]
Discussion Questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answers to the texts in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp.
Discussion Questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answers to the texts in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp. 27-28). We hear so much today about how divided we are as a country, how unable we are do engage in civil discourse. And yet, Alexander Hamilton predicted that the debate over the Constitution […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the text in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp.
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the text in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp. 28-35). James Madison insists that we cannot trust written law to contain power, or what he calls “parchment barriers.” We might know what the law is, and we might even feel tremendous guilt about […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the passages in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp.
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the passages in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp. 24-26). The Declaration of Independence states that it is “self-evident that all men are created equal.” Throughout American history, every step toward greater equality and human dignity — civil rights, women’s suffrage, the labor […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the texts in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp.
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the texts in Readings on Citizenship Download Readings on Citizenship(pp. 17-24). Thomas Hobbes’ foundational point in his argument for the State is that human beings have no “summum bonum” or highest purpose, as Aristotle taught centuries before: we are instead driven instead by one […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the texts, either the passages from the Bible or Augustine’s letters. In
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the texts, either the passages from the Bible or Augustine’s letters. In Matthew 7 Jesus says: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”, and “do not judge […]
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the text, either Polybius on the Roman Constitution, or Marcus Tullius Cicero on
Discussion questions (answer one). Be sure to relate your answer to the text, either Polybius on the Roman Constitution, or Marcus Tullius Cicero on “Why Enter Politics?” or “The Dream of Scipio.” Polybius admired the Roman Constitution of the second century BC. A republic, it turned out, was a matter of blending three preexisting regimes […]
