HIS 301 Week 5 U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Presentation

Complete the U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Presentation with your Learning Team.

Submit your assignment.

U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Presentation

Constitutional amendments exist to correct a perceived problem with the existing document. In previous weeks, you examined the Bill of Rights and the process for constitutional amendment. For this assignment, each team must consider a possible constitutional amendment

Each team will choose between two options. One option is a rather noncontroversial issue for the general public, while the second issue is more controversial. With your Learning Team, select one of the options provided for your team letter. Regardless of the option you choose, your presentation and speaker notes must be based on constitutional and legal arguments—NOT on opinion. Remember to respect your classmates’ points of view.

Options

Team A

Option 1: Should the Constitution be amended to limit Congress members to 12 years of total service?

Option 2: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit same-sex marriage?

Team B

Option 1: Should the Constitution be amended to give voters the right to recall federal officials before their terms expire?

Option 2: Should the Constitution be amended to protect the right to abortion?

Team C

Option 1: Should the Constitution be amended to give voters the power to enact or reject laws by ballot initiative, as a direct method in addition to the legislative authority of Congress?

Option 2: Should the Constitution be amended to legalize marijuana?

Team D

Option 1: 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?

Option 2: Should the Constitution be amended to abolish the Electoral College and make direct voting for the president a reality?

Team E

Option 1: Should the Constitution be amended to regulate the proportion of representatives so that each would represent no more than 50,000 citizens?

Option 2: Should the Constitution be amended to remove the birthright citizenship clause currently contained in the 14th Amendment?

Instructions

Create an 18- to 20-slide presentation where you:

Identify your team’s option for amending the Constitution.

Provide a brief history of the topic.

Discuss why your team thinks the topic should or should not be posed as a constitutional amendment.

Include introduction and conclusion slides.

Local Campus students: Prepare 15- to 30-minute oral presentations to accompany your slide presentations.

Online and Directed-Study students: Include detailed speaker notes with citations with your slides.