The Fifth Amendment
POLS 1101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
BILL OF RIGHTS TEAM PROJECT
Your Team Project will consist of two parts: a written research paper and an oral in-class presentation.
Written Research Paper
Do not simply answer the questions. Give details about the history of the specific amendment including (but not limited to) the following information:
What specific groups supported the provisions of this amendment at the time of the Constitutional Convention? Who were they and why did they support it?
Were there any groups or persons that were against the inclusion of this amendment (or any part of it)? Who were they and why did they not support it?
Were there any changes or modifications proposed that were not included in the amendment? Who or what groups supported or opposed the proposed changes? Why?
What were the historical causes for this amendment to be important enough to be included in the original Bill of Rights?
Have there been any attempts to change or repeal this amendment through the years? When and by whom? Who or what groups supported or opposed the changes or attempts at repeal? Why?
Are there currently any groups that want this amendment changed, abbreviated, expanded or repealed? Who would support such changes and why? Who would oppose such changes and why?
ORAL IN-CLASS PRESENTATION
Your in-class presentation should be no more than twelve minutes long. You may wish to use powerpoint or other technologies, but you are responsible for making sure that the classroom is equipped for your presentation. I strongly suggest that you practice in this classroom before your presentation. Problems with your presentation will affect your grade. The class will be allowed to ask a couple of brief questions after each presentation.
You may want to work together to do your research and produce a rough draft, then decide who will produce the written paper and how the oral presentation will be handled.
AT THE TIME OF YOUR
BILL OF RIGHTS TEAM PROJECT
Your Team Project will consist of two parts: a written research paper and an oral in-class presentation.
Written Research Paper
Do not simply answer the questions. Give details about the history of the specific amendment including (but not limited to) the following information:
What specific groups supported the provisions of this amendment at the time of the Constitutional Convention? Who were they and why did they support it?
Were there any groups or persons that were against the inclusion of this amendment (or any part of it)? Who were they and why did they not support it?
Were there any changes or modifications proposed that were not included in the amendment? Who or what groups supported or opposed the proposed changes? Why?
What were the historical causes for this amendment to be important enough to be included in the original Bill of Rights?
Have there been any attempts to change or repeal this amendment through the years? When and by whom? Who or what groups supported or opposed the changes or attempts at repeal? Why?
Are there currently any groups that want this amendment changed, abbreviated, expanded or repealed? Who would support such changes and why? Who would oppose such changes and why?
ORAL IN-CLASS PRESENTATION
Your in-class presentation should be no more than twelve minutes long. You may wish to use powerpoint or other technologies, but you are responsible for making sure that the classroom is equipped for your presentation. I strongly suggest that you practice in this classroom before your presentation. Problems with your presentation will affect your grade. The class will be allowed to ask a couple of brief questions after each presentation.
You may want to work together to do your research and produce a rough draft, then decide who will produce the written paper and how the oral presentation will be handled.
AT THE TIME OF YOUR