Description
Constitutional amendments exist to correct a perceived problem with the existing document. In previous weeks, you examined the Bill of Rights and the process for constitutional amendment. For this assignment, each team must consider a possible constitutional amendment
Each team will choose between two options. One option is a rather noncontroversial issue for the general public, while the second issue is more controversial. With your Learning Team, select one of the options provided for your team letter. Regardless of the option you choose, your presentation and speaker notes must be based on constitutional and legal arguments—NOT on opinion. Remember to respect your classmates’ points of view.
Options
Team A
Option 1: Should the Constitution be amended to limit Congress members to 12 years of total service?
Instructions
Create an 18- to 20-slide presentation where you:
Identify your team’s option for amending the Constitution.
Provide a brief history of the topic.
Discuss why your team thinks the topic should or should not be posed as a constitutional amendment.
Include introduction and conclusion slides.
Online and Directed-Study students: Include detailed speaker notes with citations with your slides.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Should the constitution be amended to limit congress
members to 12 years of total service
Student’s name
Professor’s name
Course title
Date
Introduction
• Brief history of the congressional time limit
debate
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Catalyzed by the implementation of the
22nd amendment of 1947 ratified in 1951
• The demand for congressional and supreme
court time limits
Introduction
• Strong debate in the early 1970s
• The 12 years term amendment proposal by Bill
McCollum in 1980
• Legislative term limit movement of 1990s to eradicate
corruption and lack of accountability
Reasons why congressional time limit is a
constitutional amendment
• Determines the way voters chose their representatives
• Changes the constitutional alignment of the congress
• Seeks to change the years an individual can serve his or her
constituents
Why should there be congressional time limitation
• Increase voter powers
• Voters have limited...