Essay about Linclon and Slavry

US History I Choose one of the following options in order to complete your writing assignment: Writing Assignment Option #1: Marbury v. Madison Directions : Read the documents listed below. In a 5 page paper, discuss the issues raised by the questions following , and write your paper in accordance with the guidelines provided. Constitution, Article III http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/art3.asp Case Overview http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2003/januaryfebruary/feature/the -trial -young -nation Marshall's Court Decision http: //www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0005_0137_ZO.html Craft a thoughtful paper that includes the following issues in your paper . Do not simply respond to the questions in a worksheet format, but compose a cohesive and unified argument. 1. Wh at is the role of the Supreme Court regarding laws passed by Congress and state legislatures as described in Article III of the Constitution ? 2. Is there any indication in this section that the Supreme Court has the "right" or "responsibility" to determine w hether laws are constitutional — meaning whether they violate or go against what is written in the Constitution? 3. What was William Marbury's complaint and how did it arise? What did Marbury hope to achieve by suing Secretary of State James Madison? How did John Marshall's decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison help to underscore the Court's pre -eminence? 4. Why was the establishment of the notion of judicial review so important for the Supreme Court and the United States? Is this still relevant today? Why or why not? 5. Do you think that Marshall was correct in his decision? If so, why? If not, what should his decision have been? Your paper should be presented in the following format: Provide a cover sheet for your paper. Address the issues presented abov e in five full pages (excluding cover and reference page s). Use formal language and proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Provide an introduction and a conclusion to your paper. Include a reference or works cited page for the paper and be sure to pr ovide properly formatted bibliographies for the required readings. (Use the Ivy Tech Online Library for additional citation resources, or visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ for MLA and APA guides.) Students are welcome to access additional outside sources, but these must be included on the reference page. Students must cite sources within the text of the paper : both direct and indirect quotes must be followed by an in -text citation. Omitting in -text citation s or citing sources incorrectly can be considered plagiarism . Students may use either MLA or APA formats, but the chosen format must be used correctly and consistently. Use standard font and type (Times New Roman or Calibri, 12 -point), double -spacing, and one -inch margins. The required cover and reference sheets do not count towards content pages. Plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, will not be tolerated. US History I Writing Assignment Option #2: Lincoln and Slavery Directions : Read all the primary docu ments in the order listed below. In a 5 page paper, discuss the issues raised by the questions following and write your paper in accordance with the guidelines provided. US Constitution, Article I, Sections 8 & 9: Powers of Congress http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/art1.asp#1sec8 US Constitution, Article II: Office of the President http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/ art2.asp The Lincoln -Douglas Debates: The "House Divided" Speech, June 1858 http://www.nationalcenter.org/HouseDivided.html Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, March 1861 http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/al16/speeches/lincoln1.htm Lincoln ’s Letter to Horace Greeley, August 1862 http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/letter -to-horace -greeley/ Final Draft, Emancipation Proclamation, January 1863 https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured -documents/emancipation -proclamation/transcript.html Letter to Albert G. Hodges, editor of the Frankfort, KY Commonwealth , April 1864 http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/36472 (Click on "Transcription" tab) Craft a thoughtful paper that includes the following issues in your paper . Do not simply respond to the questions in a worksheet format, but compose a cohesive and unified argument. 1. What were the ideas that Lincoln had about slavery? Did Lincoln have a firm stance on slavery or did his ideas change over time? Why do you think this is the case? 2. Was there anything that, politically speaking, was more important to Lincoln tha n the issue of slavery? What legal questions did the issue of slavery raise in antebellum America? 3. What was the ultimate goal of the Emancipation Proclamation? What effect(s) did Lincoln hope it would have on the war? What were the immediate effects of the Emancipation Proclamation? What were the long term effects? 4. Do you think that the office of the President was granted the power by the Constitution to take the actions that President Lincoln took? How did Lincoln explain and justify his decision rega rding slavery? Do you think that he was justified in his actions? Why or why not? Your paper should be presented in the following format: Provide a cover sheet for your paper. Address the issues presented above in five full pages (excluding cover and re ference page s). Use formal language and proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Provide an introduction and a conclusion to your paper. Include a reference or works cited page for the paper and be sure to provide properly formatted bibliographies for t he required readings. (Use the Ivy Tech Online Library for additional citation resources, or visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ for MLA and APA guides.) Students are welcome to access additional outside sour ces, but these must be included on the reference page. Students must cite sources within the text of the paper : both direct and indirect quotes must be followed by an in -text citation. Omitting in -text citations or citing sources incorrectly can be consid ered plagiarism . Students may use either MLA or APA formats, but the chosen format must be used correctly and consistently. Use standard font and type (Times New Roman or Calibri, 12 -point), double -spacing, and one -inch margins. The required cover and ref erence sheets do not count towards content pages. Plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, will not be tolerated.