1. In his viewpoint, Andrew J. Rogers argues that the Fourteenth Amendment should not be approved because it will violate states’ rights, such as their prerogative to pass discriminatory laws. Do you think that states should be able to pass any legislation they want or should the federal government be able to dictate what state laws are enacted? Explain your answer, drawing from this and any other relevant viewpoints.
2. Alexander White and William Manning Lowe debate the effect of carpetbaggers on southern life and politics. How do you think Reconstruction would have been different had Radical Republicans not moved to the South from the North? Do you believe that southern Republicans would have been able to build state governments without the support of northern transplants? Explain your answers.
3. After reading the viewpoints by Chester G. Hearn and Eric Foner, which party do you believe is...