American Government: "Propose an anmendment to the U.S. Constitution"

This is two part assignment.

Part 1

Propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Be sure to make an argument supporting your proposed amendment. Why should this change be made? How will it benefit the lives of Americans across the country? Why does this issue need a Constitutional Amendment and not just a state or federal law change?

This should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. Use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.

Part 2

Reflection on Your Proposed Amendment to the Constitution

In at least 250 words reflect on your proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that you presented. This assignment is about creating and communicating a fully developed argument.

• First, describe your proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This is a thesis statement.

• Second, present and describe three arguments in support of your amendment. Think especially about the ideas, themes, and nature of our nation's founding and political institutions. For example, do our founders ideas of what liberty means support your proposed amendment?

• Third, address at least two )counter arguments that could be made by those that might oppose your proposed amendment. Describe those counter arguments fully and discuss why those counter arguments do not sufficiently counter your proposed amendment to the Constitution.

• Finally, write a conclusion paragraph that restates your proposed change to the Constitution and reviews what you believe to be the most compelling argument in support of your proposed amendment.

Be sure to include a reference list for any outside sources you use in completing your paper.

Please note: APA formatting and citations rules apply to this and all essays in this course. This means it should be in third person perspective. "I think, I feel, I believe" or "in my opinion" should appear nowhere in the essay.

As with all weekly written assignments, submit your work as an attached file. Double-space your paper and use 12 point Times New Roman as your font.