He argued that social development studies showed changes in their social behaviors and their interactions once in their new environment. Thus, he concluded that the new society was uniquely America. He has a very valid argument, but I believe he could have maintained the strength of his argument while also including the fact that the American people coming from British roots, the Puritans, the Royalist elites, the North Midlanders of England and the North British and Irish were still unique as a sub-culture melded together by the choice for religious and economic freedom. The pursuit to own land and accumulate wealth, and not be under the rule of the crown was first and foremost in the early colonists minds. Fisher rests his entire point of view based on the roots of the four British folkways that separated the settlers in America.
Proposed 3 questions to ask: “..what the discourse is about, why is it needed, and what it should accomplish.” (106). Asking what the discourse is about (fact & definition) is diving into what the central problem or issue is it can take a broad scope, and lead to the individual issues. Why is the discourse needed? (cause & value) what prompted the discourse in the first place? is now the right time for delivery of the discourse?
How does federalism today differ from that created by the Founding Fathers and why? Federalism, a form of government which divides sovereignty, law and decision making between levels of government, will ultimately lead to tension (Lowry, 2000, p73). This tension arises from competing levels of government, i.e. the regional and the central, trying to serve their own interests. It is because of this competition that a federal system can not be static but ever changing and evolving.
One of the main questions reguarding democracy was, who really has control in a democracy? To answer this question we looked at three different theories, the Majoritarian Theory, the Pluralist Theory, and the Elitist
Distinguish between the three contemporary theories of American democracy and politics (pluralist, elite and class, and hyperpluralist) and identify some of their strengths and weaknesses. 6. Understand the nature of the scope of government in American
Why is it so difficult to define citizenship? To start off I think I should begin by defining the term citizenship. Citizenship is defines as “an individual’s legal membership of and recognition by a state that grants mutual rights and obligations between state and citizen” nonetheless, the notion of citizenship is much more intricate. It has numerous types that would offer based on who is listing them. An example of this would be noble friendliness and the approval of mutual democratic standards.
The colonial population was divided by ethnicity, religion, class, and status. The revolution created a new nation and a new collective body. The collective body was the American people whose members were to enjoy their freedom as citizens. The Constitution of the United States start with, “We the People,’ and describes the people who are entitled to the, “the Blessings of Liberty,” as a birthright and pass them on to “Posterity.” But not everyone who lived in the United States was included. The Constitution identifies three people who get this right: Indians, treated as members of independent tribes and not part of the American body politic; “other persons” that is, slaves; and the “people”.
That is to say that world history attempts to tell us how we got to where we are by telling the story of individual nations and how they all evolved. World historians would argue that this is sufficient to explain the world around us. Mazlish uses the definition of world history that describes it as “ The whole history of the whole
American Imperialism Eva Rodgers HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Instructor Gregory Lawson May 15, 2011 Imperialism is the policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations. It is also the system, policies, or practices of such a government. The United States adopted a policy of imperialism in the Nineteenth Century. This paper will discuss that policy and the reasons behind it. I will discuss the major events surrounding the time the policy was adopted and whether it was justified.
Yuying Mao (Alexa) 04/19/2015 EAD II, Section 4 4.3 Professor Kalteissen Living in Diversity The future of America, the country often being described as “the most diverse country in the world,” might thus depend on, to a great extent, how this country and its people deal with this unique kind of diversity. The unique diversity could be traced back to the early development of this country—the foundation of America and its territorial expansion may be more or less a process of “including” everyone on its land. By putting a quote around including it means this process could also involve unfortunate exclusion like colonizing aboriginal residents. This is the jumping-off point of Sherman Alexie’s essay “What Sacagawea Means to Me,” where he