Respond to the issues raised in this unit. Begin with a thesis that highlights your argument by considering the following:
Do you believe that the U.S. government, as a democracy and based on its founding documents and their subsequent amendments, is working to ensure your personal freedoms?
-What specifically about the way the government works, as outlined in these founding documents, needs to change to ensure the freedom of all Americans?
-How will you, as an informed citizen, work to affect this change?
Narrow your topic, and then reflect on the following essential questions:
-What is the definition of a democracy? Does the United States have a democracy?
-Whose freedom was America originally founded for? Whose freedom does it currently serve?
-Is the U.S. Constitution a rigid document or a “living, breathing” document?
-Have founding documents like the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights outlived their utility?
-What’s the process for making amendments to founding documents such as the U.S. Constitution? Which articles
