phone+call+cj+joe

=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. Jot down you notes for each section below-[|cite sources!]=


 * 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**signer of the Declaration of Independence


 * 2** He owned A store in wallingford


 * 3** in 1723 at two his family relocated to dorchester
 * Remind him what the Constitution is**


 * 1** the official document that is the basis of government and law in the United States.


 * 2** It was written in 1787, and ratified in 1789. Many amendments have been added since then


 * 3** over one hundred countries around the world have used it as a model for their own.

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 * Why is it "living or breathing?" or Why is it not "living and breathing?"

1 This is the body of our country and we need it to be stable

2 Some might say our Constitution is "living and breathing" but it is not.only under the amendments can these rules be slightly modified.

3 The constitution was ratified in 1787**

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 * What is your proof?

1 Ever since september 17, 1776 we have gone by this constitution and we will continue to go by it

2 the constitution cannot be directly changed by law it can only be amended through an amendment

3 ratified means that it is formally approved and invested with legal authority so that means it cant be changed... ever

4** one method of changing is to send a bill to both houses of legislature. if it gets a two thirds vote it will pass.

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 * Be creative!!**

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

SCRIPT: Joe:Hi my name is Joe and im here with my friend Cj and i just wanted to say that it is really cool that you signed the Constitution. Cj:Yeah and that you managed a store in wallingford. thats where we live so thats really interesting Joe:And you grew up in Dorchester Mass. which i heard was a really suburban area. Cj: im sure you know how important the constitution was but i want to tell you how much that peice of paper meant to this country. Joe:this is the official document that is the basis of our government Cj: and many amendments have been added since youve signed it Joe:and this i thought was very cool its that over 100 countries have used this as a base for thier own constitution Cj:Many people think that this document is living and breathing but it is not. this document has rules and rules are not supposed to be changed. you can only modify the constitution through the amendment under some circumstances. that being said words are words and rules are rules so the rules and words of the constitution should not be changed. Joe: ever since the day you signed this it has been the body of our government and we will continue to go by it. in order tobe changed you have to send a bill to the legislative branch. if you get a two thirds vote yes then it gets sent to the state and then you have a modified or new amendment. Cj: thank you for your time and i hope you have a good life Joe: bye!