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The Constitutional Convention
Sample 1
1. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 used compromises to address
controversial issues facing the new nation.
Issues
Representation
State rights
Selection of President
Slavery
Civil Liberties
Taxation
Choose any three issues listed and for each one chosen:
- Describe a conflict that arose over the issue at the
Convention.
- Explain how that issue was resolved through the use
of compromise
(5,5,5).
The US Constitution
Sample 1
1. The US Constitution incorporates a number of significant features.
These include:
Electoral College:
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Elastic Clause
Amending Process
Judicial Review
Choose three of the features listed and for each one chosen
- Explain why the feature was incorporated into the US Constitution
- Discuss the use or application of the feature to a specific
situation in
US history (5,5,5).
Sample 2
The US Constitution has been amended a number of times since 1787.
Amendments have dealt with issues such as those listed below:
Issues
Free Press
Minority rights
Taxation
Religious Freedom
Election procedures
Rights of accused persons
Choose three of these issues and for each one chosen:
- Explain how a specific constitutional amendment dealt with this
issue. (Use a different amendment for each issue you choose.)
- Discuss the specific historical circumstances that led to the demand
for the amendment (5,5,5)
Sample 3
The concepts listed below are features of the US political system
Political concepts
Judicial review
Checks and balances
Unwritten constitution
Federalism
Elastic clause
Choose three of the political concepts listed and for each one chosen:
- Describe a situation from US history that involved the concept
- Explain how that concept was used to deal with the
situation.(5,5,5).
Checks and Balances
Sample 1
In United States history, the system of checks ant balances has
operated to limit or to strengthen the powers of the branches of the
Federal Government
Examples of Checks and Balances
Judicial review
Impeachment process
Presidential appointment of Supreme Court Justices
Presidential veto
Presidential war powers
Treaty ratification
Choose three of the examples listed and for each one
chosen:
- Describe its use during a specific historical conflict between two
branches of the Federal Government.
- Explain how one branch of government either lost or gained power
as
a result of this conflict.(5,5,5).
Sample 2
Issues in US history have sometimes led to
disagreements between
branches of the Federal government. Some issues
involving disagreements
between governmental branches are listed below:
Issues
Case of Marbury v. Madison 91803)
Impeachment of president Andrew Johnson (1868)
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
Taft-Hartley Act (1947)
War Powers Act (1973)
Watergate Affair (1972-74)
Choose three issues listed and for eac h one listed:
- Describe a disagreement between the two branches of the Federal
government over the issue.
- Explain how the disagreement was resolved. (5,5,5).
The Election Process
Sample 1
Several aspects of the United States Presidential election process have
been criticized. Some of these aspects are listed below.
Electoral College
Campaign funding
Role of the Media
National conventions
Primary elections
Party Platform
Select three of the aspects from the list and for each one selected:
- Describe a criticism that was made about the aspect in any past
Presidential election. [Cite specific historical information to
illustrate
that criticism.
- State one solution that was adopted or has been proposed to deal
with that criticism of the Presidential election process. [5,5,5]
Sample 2
In US history, Presidential elections have been influenced by many
factors.
Factors
Political party primaries
Political action committee
Voter turnout
Presidential debates
Political party platforms
Campaign advertising
- Select two factors from the list. Show how each selected factor
influenced the 1996 presidential election (5,5).
Select one factor from the list other than the factors selected in
part a.
Show how this factor influenced the 1996 Presidential election
or
any other specific presidential election.
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