How and why do amendments become part of the Constitution?

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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.

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