Interpretation of a Constitutional IssueFrom the time the Constitution was ratified, Americans have disagreed over its meaning and the extent of the powers it gave to different branches and reserved to the states and the people. Since the Constitution took effect, it has been amended several times and, just as […]

Using the Declaration of Independence, and the following excerpt from Thomas Paines Common Sense, analyze the emergence and importance of republicanism to the early Republic. What were the basic tenets of American republicanism? What sorts of Enlightenment ideas and beliefs could be found in the texts? In what ways did […]

The Freedom from Religion Foundation is suing the Connelsville Area School District, demanding that it remove a monument that includes the text of the Ten Commandments from its junior high school grounds. They maintain that it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. This has created a controversy within […]

This needs to be the standard 5 paragraph essay intro, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion. The modernistic aspects of conformity vs. non-conformity, indifference vs. compassion, and trust vs. suspicion need to be discussed in their own body paragraphs. Analyze how these aspects are demonstrated and explored by E. E. Cummings […]