Bill+of+Rights+Current+Event+Assignment

For this assignment, you will be finding a current events article (internet or newspaper) that relates to the Bill of Rights in some way. The article needs to have been written within the past month. You will then complete a write-up (1-2 paragraphs) about this article including the following information:
 * Bill of Rights Assignment**

1. A brief summary of the article 2. Answer: "How does the issue in this article relate to the Bill of Rights?" 3. Answer: "What is the impact of this article on citizens of the United States?"

To find a copy of the Bill of Rights, you may either look in your textbook on pages C20-C21 (the first ten amendments) or click [|here.] (Note: The first 2/3 of this article is background information on the Bill of Rights. After this, an actual list of the first ten amendments is listed.)

Be sure that you turn in a hard copy of this assignment and a copy of your article during class on Wednesday, September 29th.

Students who do not bring a hard copy of their assignment AND article will not receive credit for this exercise.