American Government Short Essay Questions

American Government Short Essay Questions

Part 1:

1. Explain the history of Civil Rights in the United States.

2. Next, explain what the ramifications were of the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown vs Board of Education. How did this expand civil rights in the US

3. Finally, explain the importance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 

Use the text and resources below:

• Civil Rights Movement
• America’s Civil Rights Timeline
• The Civil Rights Movement in America 1945 to 1968
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Ac (The History Channel)
• Voting Rights Act (The Leadership Conference)
• History of Voting Rights—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URMb2D3kFZQ

Part 2:

[Module Learning Objectives Assessed: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3]

Women’s Rights

1. Explain how women have gained substantial protection against discrimination through laws and court cases.
2. Then, using the links below explain why some women believe that there is still significant work to be done in expanding civil rights?

Use the text and resources below:

• Equal Pay for Equal Work: Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
• Equal Pay and the Wage Gap

Once you have posted your response, the other students’ responses will appear. Please read over the other students’ response and then reply to at least one classmate. In your reply identify something you had not previously been aware of or something which challenges you to think differently.

Your response must be at least 400 words for each part. List all web resources and referenced materials that were used. You must use the MLA citation style format in listing references used and in parenthetical citations.

Use Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri font 12-point to write your responses and 1*1 page margins on all sides. 

Ensure that you do your own work. Will submit on the TurnitIn.