Analyze federal vs. state powers + voting rights expansion 1870-2026 + current civic challenges via Kettering NIF deliberation
Exercise
Difficulty 5
~18 min
hist.g8.s.ex_44
Essay
Prompt
In 4-5 paragraphs apply Kettering NIF 3-OPTION deliberation framework to ONE current civic challenge (voter access OR Electoral College OR gerrymandering OR campaign finance Citizens United 2010 OR climate). For each option identify trade-offs + value commitments. Cite Anderson 2018 One Person No Vote OR McGhee 2021 The Sum of Us OR Crenshaw 1989. Apply Q12.
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Answer criteria
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criteria
- 3 mutually-incompatible options identified
- Trade-offs + value commitments for each option
- Cites Anderson 2018 OR McGhee 2021 OR Crenshaw 1989
- Cites Mathews 2014 Kettering NIF
- Applies Q12
- Refuses 'who is right' framing
- ≥3 sources
Hints
- NIF deliberation refuses 'win/lose' framing.
- Each option has principled trade-offs.
Misconceptions to watch
- 'Who is right' framing
- Forgetting trade-off analysis
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