MERLOT Learning Exercises Search - userId=38355&backPage=%0A%0A%0A%0A%2Fmembers.htm%3Fcategory%3D2327%26 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT learning exercises Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 22:34:42 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 22:34:42 PDT MERLOT Learning Exercises Search - userId=38355&backPage=%0A%0A%0A%0A%2Fmembers.htm%3Fcategory%3D2327%26 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=486687 The site depends exclusively on Harper's Weekly for the material relating to the impeachment and trial of President Andrew Johnson. Site materials include editorials, articles, political cartoons, and biographical essays on the major impeachment figures. Rules of impeachment and the eleven Artic The Underground Railroad http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=422979 The Underground Railroad was a means for slaves to escape the oppression of slavery to a free state. This site explains the role of the Underground Railroad in Maryland history. The My Lai Trail http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398701 The My Lai Trail represents circumstances in which American soldiers went to far against a perceived enemy. This site examines the case and the arguments on both sides. The Chicago Seven Trial http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398700 The Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968 became a violent encounter between Anti-Vietnam War protesters and the authorities. This site examines these events and the trail of the leaders in the protest movement. The Mississippi Burning Trial http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398699 In the 1960s Civil Rights was an explosive movement. The Mississippi Burning Trial represents the violence associated with achieving equality in the United States. The Rosenberg Trials http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398696 The Rosenbergs were convicted of giving to the Soviet Union the knowledge to built the atomic bomb. This site examines whether or not they were guiltu. The Alger Hiss Trials http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398694 Alger Hiss worked for the State Department. He was arrested for spying for the Soviet Union during the Truman pesidency. This site examines Hiss' guilt. The Hauptmann Trial http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398690 German Richard Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. He never confessed to the crime. Was he guilty? This site explores this issue. The Scopes Trial http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398688 The Scope Trial dealth with the issue of teaching evolution in public schools. The issue remains unresolved. The Leopold Loeb Trial http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=398684 Leopold Loeb were two very bright young men who committed an heinous crime after graduating from college. The substance of the case and the verdict reflect on whether or not American justice is shaped by the ability to pay for the best attorneys.