CONNECT HISTORY Report

Americas journey is complex and ever-changing.  In this assignment you will connect an issue confronting Americans today with an event or trend from the past.  You will engage fully with the issues surrounding the current event that you have chosen by exploring relating issues from the past.  You must use specific examples from both the current event and the historical event.  For example, you may choose to trace the issue of race relations in Americas past with issues today.  Your paper should be 1,500 words and include a bibliography in Chicago Manual Style.

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

Race relations in America
Immigration issues in America
Religious Freedom in America
Presidential Power
Constitutional interpretations

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