Compare and contrast foundational sentiments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” with those included in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.
What will be an ideal response?
Students should discuss similarities with respect to natural rights and basic liberties and should discuss how the founders of the Declaration of Independence failed to apply those rights to African Americans during their period of history, whereas Dr. King was attempting to argue that those natural rights must apply to every man and woman regardless of race or ethnicity.
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a. Pendleton Act b. Judiciary Act c. Hatch Act d. Administrative Procedures Act
___________ refers to the trying of a defendant twice for the same crime
a. Incorporation b. Selective incoporation c. Clear and present danger d. Judicial redefinition e. Double jeopardy