Monday, January 31, 2011

What does Sociology study?


Based on your work last week with the 30 days series, what is Sociology and what does it study? What is the point of Sociology?




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Monday, January 10, 2011

When the Nazis came to Skokie


In 1977, a Nazi group organized a March in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. Skokie's large Jewish community was outraged and applied to a judge to prohibit the march. Do you think that the group should have been allowed to march?

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Birthright Citizenship


What is your opinion about so-called "anchor babies"- women who come enter the United States just to have their babies, so that their children may become U.S. citizens?


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

New citizenship requirements



You have been assigned to presidential committee to revise the immigration law to propose a constitutional amendment. What changes would you make to criteria for becoming a U.S. citizen?

Monday, January 3, 2011

Citizenship

A new citizen is sworn in

1. List as many ways as possible (try to get at least three) that a person may become a citizen of the United States.



2. Are these methods fair? Is any group left behind?