Bill of Rights and Amendments

Resources: The United States Constitution and the 27 amendments in Appendix A of Constitutional Law, and appropriate websites

Write a 1,050 word essay that addresses the following:

·         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:

o    Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments

o    Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments

o    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.