HST/301

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

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HST 301 Week 1 Influences on the Constitution Table

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Influences on the Constitution Table. Write at least two sentences (45 words) for each response.

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Influences on the Constitution Table

Complete each section below. Include citations for your sources.

Discussion Question:

Write two paragraphs that address the following question.  Be sure to write in complete sentences and use proper grammar and style.  Each paragraph should be at least 100 words each.

Compare and contrast how the Federalists and anti-Federalists thought about the issue of federalism.  Why did one group advocate for a strong federal government, and why did the other group insist on powerful state governments?

HST 301 Week 2 Branches of Government Paper

Resources: Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution located in Appendix A of Constitutional Law

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word essay that addresses the following:

• Identify the separation of powers between the three branches of government. Discuss how each branch checks and balances the other branches.
• Select a current event or issue from the past five years. Possible areas include: health care reform, presidential appointments, and national security, for example.
• Discuss how the separation of powers and checks and balances affect this issue.

Cite at least four references to support the content of your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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HST 301 Week 3 Bill of Rights and Amendments Presentation

Resources: The United States Constitution and the 27 amendments in Appendix A of Constitutional Law and appropriate websites

Prepare a 10- to 12-slide presentation using a presentation software of your choice, for example, Microsoft® PowerPoint® or Prezi.

Include the following in your presentation:

• 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:

• Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments
• Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments
• Twelfth, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Fifth Amendments
• What have been the effects of these later amendments?

Include introduction and conclusion slides and speaker notes.

Cite at least three sources to support the content of your presentation.

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HST 301 Week 3 You are a Mayor Simulation and Memo

Complete the simulation “You are a Mayor and Need to Make a Civil Rights Decision.”

Write a 350-word memo to your staff detailing the civil rights decisions you made and explaining why you made them.  Your memo should focus on ONE of the scenarios presented (youth curfews, minority hiring, HIV positive employees, etc.), and you should explain to your staff how your actions ensure that your company is in compliance with all civil rights laws.

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HST 301 Week 4 FIRAC Worksheet

Review the simulation “You are a Supreme Court Justice Deciding on a Free Speech Case.”

Read Appendix B: Briefing and Analyzing Cases in Constitutional Law.

Choose a U.S. Supreme Court case that covers the First Amendment (free speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition). Do not use any of the cases mentioned in the “You are a Supreme Court Justice” simulation.

Use the Supreme Court of the United States website (www.supremecourt.gov) to locate a case.

Follow the FIRAC model in Appendix B to brief the case.

Complete the FIRAC Worksheet provided.

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FIRAC Worksheet

Appendix B: Briefing and Analyzing Cases in Constitutional Law offers a model to brief a court case. FIRAC stands for Facts, Issue, Rule(s), Analyze, and Conclusion. Read about this model and see an example of it in Appendix B. Then, select a United States Supreme Court case on the First Amendment and complete a FIRAC analysis using the worksheet below.

SUPREME COURT case:

FACTS: Lay out the facts of the case. (200 words)

ISSUE: Identify the legal issue.(50 words)

RULE: What provision of the First Amendment applies to the issue you have defined? (50 words)

ANALYZE: Analyze the case, applying the law to the facts of the case.  (300 words)

CONCLUSION: Draw a conclusion. (200 words)

Reference

Hall, D. E. & Feldmeier, J. P. (2012). Constitutional law: Governmental powers and individual freedoms (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

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

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Presentation.

Complete your U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Presentation.

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U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Presentation

Constitutional amendments exist to correct a perceived problem with the existing document. In previous weeks, you examined the 27 amendments. For this assignment, each team must consider a possible proposed constitutional amendment. If the team wants to write about something other than the assigned topic, the team must obtain the facilitator’s approval by Week 2.

Each team is presented with two options for this assignment. One option is a rather noncontroversial issue for the general public, while the second issue is a rather controversial issue. Work with your Learning Team to select one of the options. No matter which option you choose, your presentation and speaker notes must be based on constitutional and legal arguments and NOT on personal opinion. Remember to respect your classmates’ points of view.

• Team A:

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

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

• Team B:

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

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

• Team C:

o    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?

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

• Team D:

o    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?

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

• Team E:

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

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

Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or a presentation software of your choice. Include the following:

• Identify your team’s option for amending the Constitution.
• Provide a brief history of the topic.
• Discuss why your team thinks the topic needs to be a constitutional amendment.

Include introduction and conclusion slides.

• For Local Campus students, these are 15- to 30-minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations or a presentation software of your choice.
• For Online and Directed-Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes or a presentation software of your choice.