You can choose any of the three topics you would like. The Book Is “Give Me Liberty! An American History”

1. As the national holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day suggests. American have by and large embraced the civil rights movement as a source of pride in their national history. But what did the civil rights movement win? Assess the changes, obstacles, and lasting legacy of civil rights in the United States between 1954 and the present. 2. Compare and contrast the limitations placed on freedom after September 11. 2001 attacks, the McCarthy era and World War 1. What is the balance between security and freedom during wars. hot or cold? Does the Constitution protect citizens’ rights during wartime? Should dissent be equated with lack of patriotism? Why, or why not? 3. Presidents John F. Kennedy. Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama all spoke of America as a ‘city on a hill’ a metaphor for the country’s exceptional nature and example to the world of a truly free nation. Use this metaphor as a basis to evaluate America as a liberal democracy during the time period of this course (Reconstruction•present). To what extent did it spread democracy and freedom abroad and secure it at home?