The document provides instructions for a final paper assignment on a constitutional issue. Students are asked to examine the history of one constitutional issue in depth, from colonial times to the present, and explain how understandings and approaches to that issue have changed over time. Students must also develop an argument for how the issue should be interpreted based on the Constitution, relevant history, and past and present constitutional interpretations. The paper should identify key events, documents, controversies, Supreme Court cases, and political developments related to the chosen issue. Students must select from one of five listed constitutional issues for the focus of their paper.