ACE the SAQ HOW TO ACE THE SAQ

ACE the SAQ

HOW TO ACE THE SAQ • ACE it • A - Answer • C – Cite • E – Expand • A = Answer. You directly answer the question by identifying your claim. • C = Cite. You briefly define/describe your claim. • E = Expand. You connect your claim through historical context.

EXAMPLE • Prompt (i. e. Part A): Briefly explain ONE important political response to the sectional conflict over slavery during the 1850’s. • ANSWER: The Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854 was another attempt to settle the sectional conflict over slavery during the 1850’s. • CITE: The act split the Nebraska Territory into two new territories, Nebraska and Kansas, and allowed each territory to determine free state or slave state through popular sovereignty. • EXPAND: Although the Kansas Nebraska Act attempted to settle the conflict over slavery through a more democratic means, it consequently allowed slavery to expand beyond the Missouri Compromise line of 36’ 30 and was considered a political victory for “slave power. ”

PRACTICE ACE IT!! • A) Briefly explain ONE example of how religion and science were a source of conflict in the American society during the 1920’s. • B)Briefly explain ONE development during the 1920’s that changed attitudes toward Prohibition. • C) Briefly explain ONE important difference in the immigrant legislation of the 1920 s in comparison to earlier periods.

PRACTICE MODIFIED ACE IT • ACE it! Answer the following SAQ using the ACE technique. • For Questions that ask you to pick two and than explain, you should AC the first two terms for parts A&B and E the last part for C. • Prompt: A-B. Briefly explain how TWO of the following fulfilled long standing goals of Federalists. • Jay’s Treaty • General Clause “Necessary and Proper” ie: Loose • Whiskey Rebellion • Louisiana Purchase C. Briefly explain how ONE of the above either reflected George Washington’s goals.

PRACTICE MODIFIED ACE IT • ACE it! Answer the following SAQ using the ACE technique. • For Questions that ask you to pick two and than explain, you should AC the first two terms for parts A&B and E the last part for C. • Prompt: A-B. Briefly explain how TWO of the following reforms from the Wilson administration fulfilled long standing goals of reformers. • Underwood Tariff • Federal Reserve Act • Clayton Antitrust Act • Federal Trade Commission C. Briefly explain how ONE of the above either reflected or violated Wilson’s campaign policy of New Freedom.