How many military members do you would have read the entire Constitution before they enlisted or reenlisted? What are the implications of swearing allegiance to a document you do not understand?
Did any have to read the Constitution during their military career?
Should the Constitution be amended to limit Congress members to 12 years of total service?
Should the Constitution be amended to give voters the right to recall federal officials before their terms expire?
Should the Constitution be amended to protect the right to have an abortion?
Should the Constitution be amended to legalize marijuana?
Should the Constitution be amended to give the president a line-item veto (instead of being required either to sign an entire bill) or veto the entire bill?
Should the Constitution be amended to include the right to health care?
Should the Constitution be amended to remove the birthright citizenship clause currently contained in the 14th Amendment?
Should the Constitution be amended to include Washington, D.C. as part of the statehood?
Create 1 of the following:
A 700- to 1,050-word letter to an editor
A 700- to 1,050-word change.org petition
Identify your issue for amending the Constitution. Your assignment should:
Provide a brief history of the topic.
Discuss why you think the topic should or should not be posed as a constitutional amendment.
The Constitution
The Constitution is not a perfect document, hence the amendments.
What sort of amendments would you propose? There is no constitutional right to vote. Would this be a good amendment? Would it let criminals vote? Should criminals be allowed to vote? Take into account the demographics and the way the justice system is skewed.
Do amendments really protect us from the government and each other or is it just an illusion?
Think the right to privacy and the debate about the NSA. feel free to discuss your own ideas about if and/or how we should amend the constitution.
