Understanding Relationships What is the relationship between naturalization and citizenship?

Comparing and Contrasting What are the differences between Medicare and Medicaid?

Discussing How has U.S. environmental policy changed over time?

Argument The Supreme Court has upheld the use of capital punishment in some situations. Do you agree with the Court's interpretation of the Eighth Amendment? Write an essay in which you defend your belief that capital punishment constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" in some, all, or no cases .

Define the following terms: prejudice, racism

Explaining How does the U.S. government use economic resources in foreign policy?

What changes has U.S. agricultural policy undergone over time?

Referencing Rochin v. California and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, tell why both substantive and procedural due process are necessary.

Explain cross-examination and what Sixth Amendment right it fulfills.

Identify Patterns What piece of federal legislation had the same effect on gender discrimination in education as the Brown v. Board of Education decision had on race discrimination in schools? Why?

Specifying What different types of visas are available to immigrants who visit or stay in the United States?

Summarizing Use your completed graphic organizer to summarize the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of $1965$ and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of $1986$. How did these laws bring about changes in American culture?

What was the importance of the Mapp v. Ohio decision?

Identify Traditions That Informed the American Founding Identify how the philosophical and political tradition of the Enlightenment addressed issues of liberty, rights, and responsibilities of individuals. Use valid primary and secondary sources to write a paragraph explaining the influence of the Enlightenment on the American founding. Consider the following questions in your response: What was the Enlightenment? What philosophies did Enlightenment figures support and encourage? What affect did the Enlightenment have on the concepts of liberty, rights , and the responsibilities of individuals? What Enlightenment principles can be seen in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?