You will be choosing a topic related to the U.S. Constitution to research, using an authentic source (an interview), the library, and the internet. The topic could be an actual part of the Constitution, an Amendment, or an issue that has come up in Constitutional debate. We have included a list of 43 topics to choose from (and once a student chooses a topic no one else can take it). If you want to do a different topic, YOU MUST see your teacher to have it approved first.
Along with your research, you will complete two main components:
1) Create a visual
AND
2) Write a research paper
OR
Produce and film a mini-documentary
OR
Design and build a website
You will be given a folder and a small composition notebook to help you organize your research. Inside the folder you will find an attached envelope where you will put your sources – one index card per source. You will have six weeks to complete this project.
First Amendment
Schools
School Dress Code/Uniforms
Pledge of Allegiance
School Newspapers/Yearbooks
Book censorship
Internet
Cyberbullying
Spam
Cybercrime
Entertainment
TV and movie ratings
Advertising
Tobacco advertising
Alcohol advertising
Telemarketing
Freedom of Expression
Flag burning
Freedom of the Press
Court Gag Orders
Libel and defamation
Cameras in the courtroom
Freedom of Religion
School Prayer
Religious holidays in schools
Religious school clubs
Bible in school
Other Amendments
2nd Amendment (Right to Keep Weapons)
4th Amendment (Freedom From Unreasonable Search and Seizure)
5th Amendment (Rights of Persons Accused of a Crime)
6th Amendment (Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Cases)
12th Amendment (Election of President and Vice President)
13th Amendment (Slavery Outlawed)
14th Amendment (Rights of Citizens)
15th Amendment (Voting Rights)
19th Amendment (Women’s Right to Vote)
25th Amendment (Presidential Succession)
Other Topics
Cloning
Affirmative Action
Racial profiling
Cell phones bans (in schools)
Smoking bans
Zero Tolerance in schools
Animal Testing
Identity Theft
Plagiarism
Distracted Driving
Offshore Drilling
TSA Screening (at airports)
Illegal Immigration
Minimum Wage
Feel free to come up with your own topic if you don’t want to do any of these. (There are 43 topics to choose from though!) If you choose a topic that is not on this list it MUST be approved by your teacher first.
Along with your research, you will complete two main components:
1) Create a visual
AND
2) Write a research paper
OR
Produce and film a mini-documentary
OR
Design and build a website
You will be given a folder and a small composition notebook to help you organize your research. Inside the folder you will find an attached envelope where you will put your sources – one index card per source. You will have six weeks to complete this project.
First Amendment
Schools
School Dress Code/Uniforms
Pledge of Allegiance
School Newspapers/Yearbooks
Book censorship
Internet
Cyberbullying
Spam
Cybercrime
Entertainment
TV and movie ratings
Advertising
Tobacco advertising
Alcohol advertising
Telemarketing
Freedom of Expression
Flag burning
Freedom of the Press
Court Gag Orders
Libel and defamation
Cameras in the courtroom
Freedom of Religion
School Prayer
Religious holidays in schools
Religious school clubs
Bible in school
Other Amendments
2nd Amendment (Right to Keep Weapons)
4th Amendment (Freedom From Unreasonable Search and Seizure)
5th Amendment (Rights of Persons Accused of a Crime)
6th Amendment (Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Cases)
12th Amendment (Election of President and Vice President)
13th Amendment (Slavery Outlawed)
14th Amendment (Rights of Citizens)
15th Amendment (Voting Rights)
19th Amendment (Women’s Right to Vote)
25th Amendment (Presidential Succession)
Other Topics
Cloning
Affirmative Action
Racial profiling
Cell phones bans (in schools)
Smoking bans
Zero Tolerance in schools
Animal Testing
Identity Theft
Plagiarism
Distracted Driving
Offshore Drilling
TSA Screening (at airports)
Illegal Immigration
Minimum Wage
Feel free to come up with your own topic if you don’t want to do any of these. (There are 43 topics to choose from though!) If you choose a topic that is not on this list it MUST be approved by your teacher first.