Constitution+Daywill08

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?

=__**0:00-0:15 Small Talk and What is the Constitution**__=

1 Samual Adams was a signer of the constitution. 2 The beer company was named after him when he died. 3 He was the one who pland the Boston Tea Party.
 * 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.

Remind him what the Constitution is

1 The constitution is a document that tells us how we run the country. 2 It also tells us stuff like the amendments. 3** =**__0:15-0:30__**=
 * The constitution is the bill that made up our government**

1 It is a living breathing document. 2 It is really used in the government more than in real life. 3 The constitution is the true one who runs the country.** =**__0:30-0:45__**=
 * Why is it "living or breathing?" or Why is it not "living and breathing?"

1 It is a living breathing document because we use that document in our daily lives like the freedom of speech. 2 It is used in congress and court for things like making laws. 3 The presedent is told by the constitution how he has spacific jobs and duties.**
 * What is your proof?

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 * Be creative!!**

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