Resources:
The United States Constitution and the 27 amendments in Appendix A of
Constitutional Law,
and appropriate websites
Write
a 1,050 word essay that addresses the following:
·
How and why do amendments become part of the Constitution?
·
What problems with the original document motivated the adoption of the Bill of Rights?
·
What have been the effects of the Bill of Rights?
·
What problems with the original document, or changes in society, led to later amendments? Choose one of the following groups to discuss:
o
Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments
o
Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments
o
Twelfth, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Fifth Amendments
·
What have been the effects of these later amendments?
Cite
at least three sources to support the content of your paper.
.
Resources The United States Constitution and the 27 amendments .docx
1. Resources:
The United States Constitution and the 27 amendments in
Appendix A of
Constitutional Law,
and appropriate websites
Write
a 1,050 word essay that addresses the following:
·
How and why do amendments become part of the Constitution?
·
What problems with the original document motivated the
adoption of the Bill of Rights?
·
What have been the effects of the Bill of Rights?
·
What problems with the original document, or changes in
society, led to later amendments? Choose one of the following
groups to discuss:
o
Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments
2. o
Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and
Twenty-Sixth Amendments
o
Twelfth, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Fifth Amendments
·
What have been the effects of these later amendments?
Cite
at least three sources to support the content of your paper.
