Module 16 - Key Documents and Primary Sources, The Constitution in Depth - Activity 4

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Activity 4: Website Visit and Additional Study Aids

For more information on the application of the Second Amendment through gun control and other civil rights, check out:

• http://www.justfacts.com/gun_control.htm - presents arguments from supports and opponents of expanded gun control in the United States.
• http://www.usconstitution.net/index.html - includes links to articles discussing the implementation of rights outlined in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Visit the U.S. History, Government and Geography Learning Community and click on the Module 16 discussion thread to participate in a Competence Builder that examines amendments to the Constitution.

• Competence Builder: Examining the proces of Constitutional amendments in greater detail.  How is the Constitution amended?  For what reasons?  Is everything that becomes an amendment a reflection on the rights of the country?  Select one of the twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution.  Post below the amendment you chose and explain it in your own words.  Does it represent a fundamental right?  How did the amendment come about?  How has it been read by legislators, presidents, or the Supreme Court?