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HIS 100 Secondary Source Analysis Worksheet

Prompt: Replace the bracketed text with information from a secondary source of your choice. Be sure to include specific examples (page numbers, etc.). See the Sample Secondary Source Analysis Worksheet for reference on how to complete this assignment.

Full APA citation

Vile, J. R. (n.d.). Constitutional Amending Process. Www.mtsu.edu. https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/800/constitutional-amending-process

Identify author and describe potential biases.

The author is John R Vile

According to Dr. Viles past, he seems to be a great scholar that graduated from the College of William and Mary who earned his Ph.D. in Government from the University of Virginia. With that being said, it would be less likely for him to biased. Nothing in particular jumps out to me that he would be biased.

Identify thesis and arguments.

Article 5 of the U.S. Constitution defines the amending process by which the 27 amendments were adopted and they could one day be modified or extended. John R Vile spoke about the history of how the amending came about and some disagreements between the delegates when the Constitution was first being drafted.

Dr. Vile pointed out differing thoughts and beliefs when drafting the U.S. Constitution. One of those difference was how the delegates had originally rejected the Bill of Rights in the Original Constitution. James Madison was a significant factor in driving the First Congress to adopt the first ten amendments.

An amendment that has not been passed is to outlaw flag burning. Over the years this has been visited many times, where a flag protection amendment easily passed through the House but could not, however, generate the two-thirds vote necessary in the Senate.

What primary sources did the source rely on?

Abington School District v. Schempp (1963)

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

United States v. Eichman (1990)

Newdow v. U.S. Congress (2002)

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

Is the source reliable and convincing? Why or why not?

The source is reliable. In my opinion, this article was not written to persuade. The author was not trying to convince the reader of anything and gave facts rather than biased opinions.

How does the source relate to your project topic? How does it add to what you already know about the topic?

My topic is Drafting the U.S. Constitution. I think this article is appropriate because creating the amending process was significant then as it is not to ensure how Constitution is able to be modified appropriately to the present day.

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