Time Capsule Update
Svitak, Adora
For our class assigment we are going to be learning about the Constitution. As a preliminary assigment, we're going to be summarizing everything we know about constitutions and our Constitution.
I know some of the history behind the Constitution's beginnings from our previous lessons. One impressive guest at the Constitutional Convention was Benjamin Franklin (much weather-beaten at this time). His diplomatic counterpart, John Adams, was away at the time.
Amendments to the Constitution have been made over time, to allow things such as voting rights for women and African-Americans.
The Constitution continues to be an influential ruling force in the way we act today. "Unconstitutional" is a common news term, meaning that something does not follow the Constitution, and is used especially frequently in political debates.
Admittedly, I know little about the Constitution. This gives us all the more reason to launch ahead with our Constitution project.
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Nice work, Adora. Well phrased. One question: Do other countries have constitutions, or just the United States? What purpose does a constitution serve, and what was our constitution modeled on? Can you rewrite your blog entry to include answers to these questions? If you don't know the answer, just write about what you think is likely. You can research the subject and amend your answers later.
Thanks. -your beastly teacher
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