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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Topic: Struggles/debates over the appropriate amount of government intervention in American history and society (particularly discussing the Constitutional Convention called after the Articles of Confederation proved itself weak, and the Bill of Rights debate that followed). Connections will be made to present day debates over government intervention in the right to free speech and censorship.

Option 1

 * Confederation Period
 * Confederation Period
 * Article Evaluation
 * Very relevant to topic, provides background and context for why America shifted from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution (along with the struggles of ratification)
 * Neutral
 * Tackles equity gaps? No
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources

Option 2

 * Federalism in the United States
 * Federalism in the United States
 * Article Evaluation
 * Very relevant to topic, discusses early to modern ideas of federalism (debates over Articles of Confederation to recent presidencies use of federal power)
 * Neutral, but possibly contains original research
 * Tackles equity gaps? No
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources

Option 3

 * Anti-Federalism
 * Anti-Federalism
 * Article Evaluation
 * Relevant to topic, but only discusses opposition to large federal governments (Anti-Federalists did not want to ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights)
 * Neutral
 * Tackles equity gaps? No
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources

Option 4

 * History of the United States Constitution
 * History of the United States Constitution
 * Article Evaluation
 * Relevant in terms of why the Constitution was created, but contains additional information not regarded to my topic
 * Neutral
 * Tackles equity gaps? No
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources

Option 5

 * Freedom of Speech in the United States
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=4
 * Article Evaluation
 * Somewhat relevant to my topic- possible clause/amendment where I can analyze government reach over time
 * Neutral
 * Tackles equity gaps? No
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources