Compare and contrast the use of military commissions to try detainees in World War II and the Global War on Terror.

history writing assignment (3 prompts)

Your response to each essay should have a clear thesis. Your thesis should be supported with specific evidence from the historical contexts and cases discussed in class, distributed Supreme Court opinions, course texts, and supplemental readings (where appropriate). Your responses will be graded on the quality and development of your thesis and evidence. Each response should be roughly five paragraphs in length that is about . It is my expectation that you will rely on course material. 

QUESTION 1 (REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT SAY QUESTION 1)

1. Compare and contrast the use of military commissions to try detainees in World War II and the Global War on Terror.

QUESTION 2 (REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT SAY QUESTION 2)

2. Compare and contrast the legal history of the Civil Rights movement before and after the Brown decision.

QUESTION 3 (REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT SAY QUESTION 3)

3. Argue for or against the following statement using a blend of historical context and Supreme

Court cases: The Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment during the Civil Rights Movement was the greatest contribution to the success of the movement.