HIS 303 help Minds Online/uophelp.com HIS 303 help Minds Online/uophelp.com | Page 16

For more course tutorials visit
www.uophelp.com
Final Paper
From the time the Constitution was ratified, Americans have disagreed
over its meaning and the extent of the powers it gave to different
branches and reserved to the states and the people. Since the
Constitution took effect, it has been amended several times and, just as
importantly, interpretations of the Constitution have changed over time.
For this assignment, examine the history of one constitutional issue in
depth and explain how, and why, understandings of, and approaches to,
the issue have changed over from colonial times through the present.
Develop an argument about how, in your informed opinion, the
constitutional issue should be interpreted. Justify your position with
reference to the Constitution itself, the history of the issue under
consideration, and the stance adopted on the issue by significant
constitutional interpretations, past and present. In the paper, you should
identify key events and documents related to the event, including
momentous historical controversies, major Supreme Court cases, and
significant political developments. Conclude the paper by generating an
argument for how the issue should be interpreted.
For this assignment, chose from one of the following issues:
Executive power
Definitions of citizenship and citizen’s rights
Relationship between state and federal governments
Role of the judiciary
Foreign affairs