HIST 301-The Historical Imagination

Part 1: Consider the following questions:

a.What problems with the original Constitution, or changes in society, led to the creation of the Bill of Rights and the other amendments that followed?

b.How and why do amendments become part of the Constitution?

Part 2: Select one of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

a.Explain the liberties protected by the amendment, citing the text of the amendment.

b.Describe the factors and history that led to the establishment of the amendment.

c.Explain the constitutional process for adding amendments.

Part 3: Select one of the other 17 amendments to the U.S. Constitution not included in the Bill of Rights:

a.Explain the amendment, its goals, and/or the protections it affords.

b.Describe the process by which the amendment was ratified.