Phone+Call+to&nbsp;a+Signer+of+the+Constitution

Here are some of my notes, for my phone call!!!

The person that I am going to make my phone call to is, Benjamin Franklin.

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Say hello and make small talk about things going on in the person's life. List four things you could talk about with your person.

1. Hello and how are you doing? I'm M.T.

2. How are your 9 older siblings doing? I hope their doing well!

3. I heard that you liked to write! How are your Poor Richard Alamanac's doing?

4. I heard that they were popular around Europe. Also that your book was second to the bible. I'm sure that your very proud of the literature that you wrote!!! =**__0:15-0:30__**=

State why you are calling and the Article and section, or the Amendment you want to discuss.

Why calling? Article and section or Amendment calling about.

1. I know that you've heard of the 17th Ammendent and that is the ammendment that I want to talk to you about.

2. This ammendment states that, senators are elected by the popular vote.

3. I agree with your terms and I also feel that a senator should be elected based on who had the biggest/popular vote!

Explain what it is in everyday language.

1. I am just calling you because I would like to ask you a question or two!

2. If we didn't have Ammendment 17, then how would a senator be elected? It is only fair that the person with the most popular votes get elected to be senator.

3. Well, I don't really know how we would handle electing a senator without Ammendment 17!!!

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Give an example of how we see that Article or Amendment in action today and if it is still working to benefit us?

1. Who- We are using Ammendment 17 every 4 years when we have to elect a new senator.

2. Where- We are using Ammendment 17 all over the United State of America.

3. What- What we are using this amendment for is for when we elect a senator, the senator is elected if he/she has the most popular vote.

4. When- When we use this is every four years and on the first Tuesday of November.

5. Why- It is being used so that when we elect a senator the person that we feel more strongly about, or the person who people want to win more, will win because they have the majority of votes and the more popular votes.

6. How- It's being used so this way when a senator is elected he is elected because the majority of people wanted that person to win.

7. Keep it? Change it? Why? I know that we should keep this ammendment because, how else would a senator be elected? With Ammendment 17 a senator is elected because the majority of people want that senator!!!

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Also, before I have to go, I would like to know how being a president changed you life? Did being president make your life better? Or did being president make your life worse?

Well Benjamin it was nice talking to you!!! I'll be in touch with you soon. Good-bye and thanks for talking with me.

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