Subject area/course: U.S. History
Grade level/band: 11–12
Task Overview:
- Students write a 3-page paper analyzing the changes brought about by the Civil War that affect the division of authority between the state and national governments, especially as it regards personal rights and liberties through the concept of national citizenship, made clear through the ratification of the 14th Amendment and subsequent court rulings that clarified that amendment. The goal is to make students aware of the role that the Civil War and Reconstruction amendments have in their lives today.
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