Constitution+DayR7e09

=While attempting to become the Republican candidate for President in 2008, Fred Thompson said, "//I do not believe the Constitution is a **living, breathing document**. I am committed to appointing strict constructionist judges to the bench if I am elected President, strict constructionists who believe the Constitution has a fixed meaning that can be applied to cases that come before the courts today. They do NOT believe the Constitution is a living, breathing document, whose meaning, constantly changing with the sifting sands of our culture, can be determined and applied by unelected judges."// Al Gore made the following statement while running for President in 2000: //"I would look for justices of the Supreme Court who understand that our Constitution is a **living and breathing document**, that it was intended by our founders to be interpreted in the light of the constantly evolving experience of the American people.//" Who was right? Prove that the Constitution should be a "living and breathing" document or Prove that the Constitution should not be a "living and breathing" document Your answer and evidence is due on Friday. It will be a phone call to one of the signers explaining to them how the Constitution should be interpreted today. It will be between :55sec and 1:05 minutes long. You can work in a group or by yourself. Directions for recording the phone call (It will not cost you one cent __**0:00-0:15 Small Talk and What is the Constitution**__=


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

1 Hello Charles Carrollton

2 I have heard that you were an advocate for armed resistance against Great Britain

3 Isn't also good to feel that you are the only Roman Catholic signer of the constitution

4 It's pretty interesting that you studied in France at the age of 8

[|Charles Carroll of Carrollton]

Remind him what the Constitution is

1 I also want to remind on what the constitution is, even though you should know because you signed it

2 The constitution is the document of laws that provides the framework of how the US government runs

3** [|unites states constitution] =**__0:15-0:30__**=

1 The constitution is a living breathing document** 2 Amendments are still being made to it and the government is still follows how it should in the constitution
 * Why is it "living or breathing?" or Why is it not "living and breathing?"

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1 Censorship is shut down by the 1st amendment as long as the material is not hateful or promotes illicit activities
 * What is your proof?

2 The president's vetoes sill do not mean that the bill is dead, congress can vote on

3 People of any race, gender, or creed who is over 18 years of age can vote

4 People still debate on what the 2nd amendment really means and have different opinions on it.**

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If it weren't for the constitution, we would be living in a different country almost without any of the rights that we take for granted.

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