Thursday, March 19, 2009

Essays

Answer 2 of the following (25 points each):

1. Compare and contrast the various approaches to Social Movement Theory. How well does each explain the various eras of political development already discussed in the course?

2. Contrast the emergence of the Republican Party in the 1850s with the Populists in the 1890s. Why were the Republicans successful in becoming a major party whereas the Populists were not?

3. In what sense were Jefferson and Jackson reconstructive Presidents?

4. What explains the limited success of the Populist movement? Was the populist movement ultimately a success or failure?

What were the goals of the Progressive movement? What tensions existed among Progressive reformers?

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