ndividual Assignment – Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper
Resource: Article V of the Constitution and the 27 amendments in the Appendixes of the text
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you answer the following questions:
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?
Cite at least three sources to support the content of your paper and wikipedia is not a reliable source.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines