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U.S. Constitution exercise: (50 semester points) *You will find a copy of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the class Blackboard content file. Considering the combined importance of these two historic pieces, the words are surprisingly few. Nevertheless, these words remain a mystery to far too many citizens who prefer trusting commentary (sometimes “talking heads”) over critically reading the documents for themselves. Your mission is to read critically from Article I through the Tenth Amendment with the following questions in mind: a) What am I most surprised to find in the documents? & b) What subjects/words/phrases did I expect to find in the documents that I am surprised are not there. In other words: 1) I would not have expected to find a)____ b)____ c)____, etc. but DID. 2) I expected to find a) ____ b)____ c)____, etc., but did NOT. You should be able to find enough examples to address both questions within 1200 to 1400 words (1200 is the minimum required). [50 points] Please direct me to the Article/Section or Amendment following each point with an in-text citation: Example: (Art. II, Sec. 2) or (Amend. IV). NOTE: Your best approach would be to first write down all of the things you think are in the documents and watch for them as you read; and second, as you read make a note of all of the things you find that surprise you. You will then have all the points you to construct your essay.
