ConstitutionDayKE

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 is a "living and breathing" document or Prove that the Constitution is not a "living and breathing" document

Your answer and evidence is due on Friday. It will be a phone call to Thompson or Gore that will be bewteen :55 and 1:05 minutes long. You can work in a group or by yourself.

=__**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 Roger Sherman

2 I am proud that you were the reperesenitive of Milford CT

3 I am glad you signed the constitution

4 I am also glad you became a senator for Conneticut

Remind him what the Constitution is

1 The constitution is an important document

2 It set an example for many countries in the future like France.

3 I beleave the constitution is a living breathing document**

=**__0:15-0:30__**=

1 It is a living breathing document
 * Why is it "living or breathing?" or Why is it not "living and breathing?"

2 Many people have edited the document and revised it during the years.**


 * 3 Al Gore also said that the constitution is a living and breathing document.**

=**__0:30-0:45__**=

1 The constitution was edited to free the slaves and give them the right to vote.
 * What is your proof?

2 Women have been given the right to vote.

3 Kids can't drive until they are 16 years old. Even then, they can't drive without an adult in the car until 17 years old.

4 Kids can also now vote if they are 18 or older.**

=**__0:45-1:00__**=


 * The constitution is the law of the United States. We have edited it to match the times. The slaves were freeded and many couldn't yote can now vote. The constitution was writen in 1787, and it was revised to the year 2008.**

=__//Write your complete script below!! Do not call unless you have your script completely written.//__=