Assignment
The reading materials are:
a. American Government Chapter 4, 5 (Civil Liberties & Civil Rights) & 9 (American Political Parties).
b. MLK, Jr., "Letter from a Birmingham Jail".
c. Friedersdorf, Conor. "How the Party Decided on Trump.
Task
a. Baron v Baltimore established a concept of dual citizenship. How did this view of dual citizenship shape civil liberties/civil rights protections for early citizens of state governments? Why and how did so many of the civil liberties protections come to be nationalized or incorporated? What are the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating civil liberties protections to extend to citizens of United States regardless of their state of residence?
b. What were Jim Crow laws, and what were their two primary goals? How were these largely remedied in the 1960s, and what are the Constitutional justifications for these remedies? Make sure and note the di?erence between de facto and de jure segregation in considering the e?ectiveness of these remedies.
c. How/why did federalism delay the extension of civil rights to various groups throughout American history? Despite these delays, how/why were these rights eventually extended? Make sure and note the role the federal government, social movements, and individual state governments have played in doing so.
d. Why do we have parties? What roles do they play in a representative democracy? How can these roles be beneficial? How can they be harmful?
e. Why does the US have only two major political parties? Make sure and describe Duverger's law and strategic behavior on the part of voters, politicians, and parties. Explain why it would be hard for a third party to be electorally successful.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.