Question.3437 - Week 3 Discussion 3 (Chapter 3) Reminder: You are assigned to the same group as you were in discussion #1. You will probably notice that there is one question that I repeated for all groups. Group 1 (Choose and answer 1A or 1B and then complete question 2 - for a total of two questions/2 answers): 1A. Outline the causes of the Revolutionary War. Make sure to discuss specific events and discuss the underlying political tension between the colonists and the British government. Identify at least two significant political issues that led to the war. 1B. What is the difference between "separation of powers," checks and balances and federalism? Both have to do with separating power, but please explain the difference. Provide at least two examples of check and balance powers and their importance to our political system. After reading the supplemental reading for this chapter (Seidman's "Let's Give Up on the U.S. Constitution, Howard Zinn’s “The People’s Constitution: Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident”and Richard Epstein's "Our Obsolete Constitution") respond to at least two of the arguments presented. I am asking you to critically think about and respond to their argument. *NOTE: You have the option to complete this second question in a video response. Use the video upload option in the toolbar to record your response. Please make sure you have an outline of the two arguments you are presenting and discussing. Don't try to just wing it. Group 2: What is the main thesis of John Locke’s social contract theory? What does he mean by "natural rights." What do you think about what Locke has to say about the right of the people to rebel? How does this connect to the Declaration of Independence? Finally, this one is more tough, how does Locke's concepts connect to classic liberalism? After reading the supplemental reading for this chapter (Seidman's "Let's Give Up on the U.S. Constitution, Howard Zinn’s “The People’s Constitution: Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident”and Richard Epstein's "Our Obsolete Constitution") respond to at least two of the arguments presented. I am asking you to critically think about and respond to their argument. *NOTE: You have the option to complete this second question in a video response. Use the video upload option in the toolbar to record your response. Please make sure you have an outline of the two arguments you are presenting and discussing. Don't try to just wing it. Group 3: Please choose 5A or 5B and then answer question 6 (for a total of 2 questions/2 answers): 5A. Why did the Founders initially choose a confederal system of government? Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Make sure to list specific weaknesses, and be sure not to forget to discuss Shays' Rebellion (see video on Shays' Rebellion in the supplemental material link for chapter 3). 5B. On what founding principles does the Constitution rest (there are 4)? Why (connect to American history) did the Founders chose these particular principles? After reading the supplemental reading for this chapter (Seidman's "Let's Give Up on the U.S. Constitution, Howard Zinn’s “The People’s Constitution: Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident”and Richard Epstein's "Our Obsolete Constitution") respond to at least two of the arguments presented. I am asking you to critically think about and respond to their argument. *NOTE: You have the option to complete this second question in a video response. Use the video upload option in the toolbar to record your response. Please make sure you have an outline of the two arguments you are presenting and discussing. Don't try to just wing it.
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