Module 14 - Activity 3

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Activity 3:  Readings

• Read the following chapters in The Struggle for Democracy. These readings discuss the U.S. Constitution, the expansion of the franchise to broader constituencies after the Civil War and in the early twentieth century.
  • Chapter 2: “The Constitution” (pages 24-50)
  • Chapter 3: “Federalism in the Constitution” (pages 57-59)
  • Chapter 8: “Women Win the Right to Vote” (pages 221-222), “A Spark to set off the Flames” (page 232)
  • Chapter 12: “The Expanding Presidency” (pages 351-353)
  • Appendix: The Declaration of Independence (pages A-2, 3)
  • Appendix: The Constitution of the United States (pages A-4 to A-8)
  • Appendix: The Bill of Rights (pages A-8, 9)
• Log on to Thinkwell, and read:
  • Thinkwell Program: Section 2.7 – The History of the Constitution
  • Thinkwell Program: Section 2.18 – The Shortcomings of Government Under the Articles of Confederation
  • Thinkwell Program: Section 2.19 – The Constitutional Convention
  • Thinkwell Program: Section 2.21 – Federalist and Anti-Federalist Positions on Ratification
  • Thinkwell Program: Section 2.15 – Important Americans
  • Thinkwell Program: Section 2.20 – Founders and Slavery