For homework, please read pp. 311-316 from These Truths and answer the following questions:
1. Why was the phrase "natural born Citizen" added last minute to Article II, Section I of the US Constitution?
2. Why, according to Lepore, are a "natural born citizen" and a "natural born subject" not the same thing?
3. What is meant by the "fealty of blood"?
4. What can explain the "periods of fervent nativism" referenced on pg. 313? (Think back to last semester.)
5. What precipitated the change in how US passports were issued?
Make sure you know who the following people are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass
Make sure you know what the following terms refer to: Dred Scott, suffrage
Additionally, watch the following clip concerning Confederate monuments from 2017, take down as many notes as you can concerning the different perspectives represented and consider the questions that follow: Why America is wrestling with Confederate monuments - YouTube
1. Did this discussion develop in ways you expected it to considering your knowledge of US culture? Explain your answer.
2. Would a discussion in Germany concerning controversial monuments look different? How? (Be specific.)
3. Do these monuments have anything to do with notions of citizenship and what/who constitutes a US citizen? Explain your answer.
4. This interview is from 2017. How has the discourse concerning Confederate monuments and monuments in general changed in the past four years?
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