Reconstruction was definitely a challenge for the US.  Northern politicians despised many Southern politicians.  They feared they would undermine what they were trying to accomplish in reconstructing the South.  One thing that has not been mentioned in class yet is the 3/5th compromise (it was agreed upon to pass the Constitution).  The Civil War made this null and void.  When African Americans were allowed to vote, the number of representatives that could be sent to Congress increased in the South because African Americans were now considered full citizens.  This made it more difficult for the Northern politicians to enforce their Reconstruction plans.

You mentioned the Forty Acres and a Mule policy.  Can you describe what this was and did it have an impact?

Discuss your understanding of oral and literary traditions of the African world before taking this course. What texts are you familiar with that might fit in with the categories we will discuss?

With respect to economic factors in Latin America, describe export dependence, import substitution, debt crises, and the impact of free trade agreements such as NAFTA.

Discuss Edwin Sutherland and his role in developing the idea of White Collar Crime. According to the first Chapter of T1 (Friedrichs), what did academics initially focus on when it came to Sutherland’s theory? What was missing from early studies of this new crime type?

Why is the polemical stage of the development of defining white-collar crime important? Discuss how this level shapes the typology stage of defining white-collar crime. What are some factors that we should consider when considering the typologies associated with white-collar crime?