Hello, Everyone:
Here is tonight's HW Assignment:
1. WATCH THE VIDEO (CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK). If you haven't set up your PowerMedia Plus! Account, you're going to need to do that in order to watch the video. Use Passcode: yPNvYtchCh to set up an account if you have not yet done so.
2. TAKE NOTES while you watch the video.
3. After you watch the video, answer the questions below.
a. Why were these amendments passed?
b. How do these amendments expand the Constitutional rights of the people?
c. To what degree do these amendments restrict the rights of citizens?
d. Which amendments are the most important, the least? Why?
e. Do you think that the government should have passed an amendment banning the consumption of alcohol? Explain why or why not.
4. For people who cannot access the video, here is a link to information about the amendments.
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/government/amendments.htm
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