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Assignment:
Peace, contribute to this discussion and written response on the videos. Respond to the bolded questions and engage with your class community on these issues by the due date. Quick turnaround on this one, so attack!
Watch both mini-videos:
- How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump
- From white supremacy to Barack Obama: The history of the Democratic Party
Questions:
- What are your thoughts, questions, and ideas about how political parties can transform in such severe ways over time?
- What was most surprising to you about this history?
- What did you find most interesting about this history?
- How does it make you feel? Why?
Then, be sure to consider, reflect, and explore why voting matters and how hard some of us have to fight for simple access to the franchise of voting.
Watch: Whose Vote Counts,
Questions:
- What are your reflections on this mini-documentary?
- How does it make you feel? Why?
- What does it make you consider about the right to vote and access to it? Justify this feeling.
Also, watch the video below on the Electoral College and read the corresponding article:
Watch:
- Does your Vote count? Understanding the Electoral College
- Codrington III, W. (2019, November 17). The electoral college's racist origins. The Atlantic.
Questions:
1. After watching the video and reading the article, what are your thoughts on the Electoral College?
2. Should it be abolished? Why or why not?
3. In its current iteration, is it as Codrington (2019) explained, making it possible for the tyranny of the minority to exist, rather than the tyranny of the majority as Madison feared? What are your thoughts on this?