Below are three provocative questions. They are designed to engage with the substance of our course readings, videos and class discussions. Answer ONE question. You must answer the question in the form of an argumentative essay organized around a clearly foregrounded and precisely worded thesis statement. A good argumentative essay is one that acknowledges and responds to the best counter-argument available. In answering the question, you must make reference to specific course readings. Be sure to cite specific examples to illustrate and explain to the reader how the claims you make and the examples you cite support your thesis. In-text citations must be provided for all textual passages cited and all textual references made. Please choose ONE: a. Do YOU think that the US Constitution as written by 1791 (including the Bill of Rights but not the later amendments) was a democratic document? In your answer you must provide the reader with your own definition of democracy and evaluate the document based on that definition. Please present your argument in the form of a clearly and precisely worded thesis statement. In your essay, you must make reference to the specific arguments advanced by the authors of the Federalist Papers, Brutus, and at least two other course readings. OR b. What do YOU think should be the relationship between elected representatives and voters? Write an argumentative essay in which you specify what you think this relationship should be like and argue why you find that to be the case. Please present your argument in the form of a narrowly and precisely worded thesis statement. In your essay you must make reference to the specific arguments advanced by the Federalist Papers, Beard and at least 2 more course readings. OR c. Charles Beard notes that by placing a system of checks and balances in the government, the [Constitutional] convention safeguarded the interests of property against attacks by the majority (38). What do YOU think? Evaluate Beards claim and in your essay please present your argument in the form of a narrowly and precisely worded thesis statement. In your essay you must make reference to the specific arguments advanced by Beard, the Federalist Papers, and at least 2 more course readings.
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