Persistent Issue
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Potential Topic Area
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Topic-Specific Question
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I. What actions are justified in the interest of the
welfare or security of the community?
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i.
Cold
War |
Who
was most responsible for the rise and escalation of the Cold War?
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II. What standards must be met to
give leadership legitimate authority?
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ii.
WashingtonÕs
Presidency |
Was
the Washington Administration justified in the actions it took to exert
national authority over states and individual citizens?
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III. When are citizens justified
in resisting governmental authority?
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iii.
African-American
Civil Rights Movement |
What
strategies should civil rights activists pursue to continue the struggle for
a more just, equal society after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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IV. What should society do to
promote fairness and justice for people who live within its jurisdiction?
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iv.
Reconstruction |
Were
Reconstruction policies the most appropriate means for the government to
establish freedom and equality for former slaves following the Civil War?
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V. What is the best way to distribute a societyÕs resources?
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v.
Chinese
Revolution of 1949 |
How
successful were the policies of Mao Zedong in producing a better quality of
life for Chinese citizens?
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