{"id":11421,"date":"2024-02-13T03:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T03:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/should-the-united-states-offer-full-citizenship-to-the-people-of-its-territories\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T03:24:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T03:24:01","slug":"should-the-united-states-offer-full-citizenship-to-the-people-of-its-territories","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/should-the-united-states-offer-full-citizenship-to-the-people-of-its-territories\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the United States offer full citizenship to the people of its territories?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please read Chapter 19, the definitions of empire and imperialism, the background, history, and significance of the Insular Cases, and the article about a contemporary Supreme Court case.<\/p>\n

Also, please watch the short videos on the U.S. and the Age of Empire, and the satirical video on the Insular Cases (please see the warning below). Be sure to check out the political cartoons from the early 20th century on U.S. Imperialism in the folder below to learn what Americans thought about U.S imperialism.<\/div>\n
Then in a post of at least 400 words, please discuss the following:<\/div>\n
\u2022 Should the United States offer full citizenship to the people of its territories?<\/div>\n
In addressing the question above, you might consider the following guiding questions:<\/div>\n
\u2022 Why did the US become an empire?<\/div>\n
\u2022 Did all Americans agree that American Imperialism was a good idea? Why or why not?<\/div>\n
\u2022 How did the so-called Insular Cases affect the rights of the people in U.S. territories?<\/div>\n
\u2022 What rights do the people of U.S. territories have and do not have?<\/div>\n
\u2022 Why have the decisions of the so-called Insular Cases never been overturned?<\/div>\n
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Links to the reading: <\/div>\n
americanyawp.com\/text\/19-american-empire\/<\/div>\n
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britannica.com\/topic\/imperialism<\/div>\n
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worldhistory.org\/empire\/<\/div>\n
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youtube.com\/watch?v=eJgtqs_Rwts<\/div>\n
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thoughtco.com\/the-insular-cases-history-and-significance-4797736<\/div>\n
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encyclopedia. com\/politics\/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps\/insular-cases<\/div>\n
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Week five: Can Imperialism x<\/div>\n
newrepublic.com\/article\/167761\/american-samoa-citizenship-fitisemanu-gorsuch<\/div>\n
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scotusblog.com\/2022\/10\/court-declines-to-take-up-petition-seeking-to-overturn-insular-cases\/<\/div>\n
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