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Essay Instructions: Amendment: Right to Bear Arms

Using a minimum fo 4 outside sources prepare a 1050-1250 word paper detailing your finding of an analysis of one of the ten amendments to the US Constitution (Right to Bear Arms).

1. The paper is to provide a background history of the issues surrounding the Amendment
2. A synopsis of the evolution of the interpretation of the Amendment in various Supreme Court decisions
3. An analysis of how this Amendment has impacted American society
4. And predictions as to how interpretations of this Amnedment might change in the futrue.

Essay Instructions: Amendment Proposal:
The 1973 War Powers Act shall be codified into the constitution.

Must be 3 parts to paper
Part I (250 words): Describe the amendment proposal and explain why proponents of the amendment favor its ratification. Give some historical background on this amendment proposal. Has it ever been tried before? What are the politics involved- is this a "liberal" or "conservative" amendment proposal? There must be at least THREE scholarly sources cited in this section of the paper.

Part II (250 words): Explain the position of opponents of the amendment who would not favor ratification. There must be at least THREE scholarly sources cited in this section of the paper as well. THESE SOURCES MUST BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SOURCES IN PART I.

Part III (250 words): Explain why you favor or oppose ratification of this amendment.
I favor this amendment being codified into our constitution. So Part III should be written in favor of the proposal.

Works Cited: Please use MLA documentation and DO NOT quote Wikipedia or other mainstream internet sources. Please use books, articles, journals, and other scholarly sources.

Essay Instructions: Amendment IV: Warrants and Probable Cause case of United States v. Knights, and explain what you feel that the issue in the case was. What was the rule of law being challenged/addressed? Give an analysis of the legal issue as it relates to the law set forth, and explain the conclusion that the court reached and why.

Written Exercise Format Guidelines
The format of Written Exercise 1 should be divided into four parts and include the following headers listed below.

Format:
1. Issue
2. Rule
3. Analysis
4. Conclusion

The paper must be in APA format and include a cover page, abstract, discussion, conclusion, and references. Your paper should go beyond the obvious, be written at a graduate level. You must use at least three resources to support your position. Remember, all resources including, but not limited to, journals, magazines, and/or books must be properly cited using APA style.

Essay Instructions: Amendment XVIII (1919) of the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States. This began the era of Prohibition.
Amendment XXI (1933) repealed Amendment XVIII ending Prohibition.
Find a newspaper article or newsworthy story on the internet that discusses whether it was right or wrong to use the Amendment process to ban alcoholic beverages in the United States. Post your link to the article and briefly summarize the article. Can you compare and contrast the debate regarding Prohibition to the debate about banning Gay Marriages and Abortion by Constitutional amendment?