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Compulsory Vaccines: Personal Liberty Violation or Public Health

WEBIn recent weeks, a measles outbreak in parts of the U.S. has led to a renewed discussion on vaccinations and their impacts on society. Some have called for certain vaccines to be …

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The Healthcare Act, Federal Power, and the Commerce Clause

WEBThe suit, representing twenty-six states, found that forcing individuals to purchase health insurance not part of the federal government’s power granted in the Commerce Clause. …

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Health Care and the Supreme Court

WEBThis week the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the Department of Health and Human Services v. State of Florida, et. al. (2012) case. The case will decide the …

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The Fourteenth Amendment and Incorporation

WEBThe due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Black argued, protects the life, liberty and property of Americans, and the most complete expression of American liberty …

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Was the Great Society Successful

WEBClaim A. In his 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson declared a “war on poverty” as one of the foundation stones in building the United States into “the Great …

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

WEBChapter 1 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI's U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how the collision of cultures created a "New …

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What is a Federal Republic

WEBDivide students into groups of four and have them read Handout C: Article I, Sections 8, 9, 10 of the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment.; Have students complete Handout B: …

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)

WEBIt determined that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause conferred the right to privacy, which encompassed the right to an abortion. Nearly fifty years later, the Court …

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Religious Freedom and the Affordable Care Act

WEBHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius believed that the finalized rules struck the “appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important …

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Rachel Carson and Silent Spring

WEBOne of the most profound effects of Carson’s book was that it showed how human actions were responsible for altering the planet. In the 1960s, this was a radical idea that gained …

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Was Prohibition a Success or a Failure

WEBTo understand why prohibition was a success, it is important to realize that prior to national prohibition, levels of drinking had been climbing steadily for decades. From 1870 to …

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Alice Paul and the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage

WEBAlice Paul provided a new voice and new energy in the struggle. Alice Paul, pictured here in 1915, fought for women’s suffrage and rights and helped bring about change through …

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Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan and Federal Power

WEBLyndon Johnson, interpreting Congress’s role to promote the “general welfare” broadly, assembled a team of experts to discover ways to improve society, and sent dozens of …

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Religious Liberty: Landmark Supreme Court Cases

WEBWilkinson (2005) The Court considered whether the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIP) violates the Establishment Clause of the …

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Franklin Roosevelt, Second Bill of Rights, 1944

WEBThree years into the war, Roosevelt chose to reassert the necessity of winning the economic war on poverty at home just as fascism had to be conquered in Europe. To …

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Chapter 12 Introductory Essay: 1932-1945

WEBHe used the medium of the radio to speak to the American people on Sunday, March 12, 1933, explaining the legislation and appealing for confidence when the banks reopened …

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William “Boss” Tweed and Political Machines

WEBWilliam Tweed, the “boss” of Tammany Hall, played a major role in New York City politics during the mid-1800s. By the late 1850s, Tweed had ascended through a variety of local …

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The Lowell Girls

WEBWhen management proposed rent increases for those living in company boarding houses, female textile workers in Lowell responded in 1836 by forming the Lowell Factory Girls …

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