After careful consideration and review, answer one of the following two questions thoroughly and completely (take care, there are multiple parts to each). For your answer, you are expected to draw from lectures, the textbook, historical documents, class discussions, and your own research and knowledge. Moreover, your answer should contain details and evidence (as appropriate) that may, depending on what you choose, cover an extensive portion of this courses timeline. Your answer must be coherent, logical, and factually correct. There should be facts, analysis of those facts, and using those facts to assemble a cogent argument. Think of yourself as an attorney in a courtroom, and I am the jury. I will be reviewing the final for how well you utilize facts and make a persuasive case. Using facts, interpretation of facts, and argument, you need to convince me of the efficacy of your case. Minor grammatical and spelling errors will not detract from your grade, but should be kept to a minimum. There is no length requirement, per se. I dont care about quantity, I care about quality, though answers that are too short will certainly lack the quality analysis that this final demands. This final exam must be typed, double-spaced, and have 1″ margins. QUESTION 1 (The Judiciary) Throughout this history course, you have learned about several important Supreme Court decisions that impacted the United States socially, politically, and even economically. Choose any Supreme Court decision within the timeline of this course that interests you. a) Completely chronicle and describe the case in detail. What did the case involve? Why was it brought? What were the arguments for and against? Why did the Justices decide the case the way they did? What were the Constitutional grounds for the decision? Why was it important to the nation? Do you think it was a good decision? b) Completely Chronicle and describe in detail the effects this Supreme Court decision had on America (politically, socially, and economically). How did the United States change because of this decision? QUESTION 2 (The Legislature) Throughout this history course, you have learned about several historically important laws passed by the US Legislative Branch (House and Senate). All of these historically significant laws impacted the United States in various ways: socially, politically, and even economically. Choose any historically significant law passed by Congress that interests you (within the timeline of this course) a) Completely chronicle and describe the law in detail. What did the law involve? Why was it proposed? What were the arguments for and against? What were the politics behind it? Why did Congress ultimately pass it? Was the law Constitutional? Did the President sign it into law, or was it vetoed and the veto was overridden by Congress with a 2/3 majority? Why was the law important to the nation? Do you think it was a good law? b) Completely Chronicle and describe in detail the effects this law had on America (politically, socially, and economically). How did the United States change because of this decision?
