CURRENT
EVENT ARTICLE
DUE EVERY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!
•Current event articles are
due at the beginning of class EVERY Friday.
•If we do not have class, then
there will not be a current event article due.
SOURCES
· Articles must have been written within the past 30
days. They cannot be more than a month old.
· You can get articles from the Internet, newspaper,
or magazine.
· The article must have at least 250 words
· The article must have been written within the
past 30 days
FORMAT
· Formal writing although you may write your opinion
in first person singular
· Black ink or typed
· Remember the “don’t” list
CONTENT
OF PAPER
1. Cite
source
a.
In APA
2. Summarize
the article
a.
What is the article about? (At
least one paragraph)
3. Relate
to an Amendment
a.
State how the content of the
article relates to any amendment (at least one paragraph)
4. State
your opinion
a.
Do you agree, disagree, think
it’s interesting why? (at least one paragraph)
WEBSITES THAT
CAN HELP YOU CITE SOURCES:
APA 5th and 6th
APA
& MLA
APA
& MLA
MLA
& APA 6th
Amendments
1. Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press
Congress cannot make any law about your religion,
or stop you from practicing your religion, or keep you from saying whatever you
want, or publishing whatever you want (like in a newspaper or a book). And
Congress can't stop you from meeting peacefully for a demonstration to ask the
government to change something.
2. Bear arms (guns)
Congress cannot stop people from having and carrying weapons, because we
need to be able to defend ourselves.
3. Quartering of soldiers
You don't have to let soldiers live in your house, except if there is a
war, and even then only if Congress has passed a law about it.
4. Unlawful search and seizure
Nobody can search your body, or your house, or your papers and things,
unless they can prove to a judge that they have a good reason to think you have
committed a crime.
5. Habeas Corpus, due process
You cannot be tried for any serious crime without a Grand Jury meeting
first to decide whether there is enough evidence for a trial. And if the jury
decides you are innocent, the government can't try again with another jury. You
do not have to say anything at your trial. You can't be killed, or put in jail,
or fined, unless you were convicted of a crime by a jury. And the government
can't take your house or your farm or anything that is yours, unless the
government pays for it.
6. Speedy trial, representation
If you are arrested, you have a right to have your
trial pretty soon, and the government cannot keep you in jail without trying
you. The trial has to be public, so everyone knows what is happening. The case
has to be decided by a jury of ordinary people from your area. You have the
right to know what you are accused of, to see and hear the people who are
witnesses against you, to have the government help you get witnesses on your
side, and you have the right to a lawyer to help you.
7. Trial by jury in federal court
You also have the right to a jury when it is a civil case (a law case
between two people rather than between you and the government).
8. Cruel, unusual punishment
The government cannot make you pay more than is
reasonable in bail or in fines, and the government cannot order you to have
cruel or unusual punishments (like torture) even if you are convicted of a
crime.
9. All individual rights may not be listed
Just because these rights are listed in the Constitution does not mean
that you do not have other rights too.
10. Powers not specifically given to the Federal
government are reserved to the states or individual
Anything that the Constitution does not say that Congress can do should
be left up to the states, or to the people.
11.
Clearly defines original jurisdiction of Supreme Court
12.
Electoral College for selecting President / VP
13. Abolished slavery
14.
Established citizenship, representation, and loyalty
15.
Gave suffrage (able to vote) to all males of age, regardless of race
(black/white)
16.
Established Federal Income Tax system
17.
Established popular vote for Senators
18. Prohibition (illegal to drink alcohol)
19. Gave women right to vote
20.
Terms of office for Legislature, Presidential succession
21. Ended Prohibition (Legal to drink alcohol if age
21)
22.
Terms limits for President (4 years, 2 terms)
23.
Gave D.C. electoral votes
24.
Ended poll taxes (no longer had to pay tax to vote)
25. Further
clarifies Presidential succession
26. Gave right to vote to all citizens 18 years of
age & older
27.
Legislators cannot give themselves pay raises in an election year
CITING
IN APA
IF NO AUTHOR: Start with the name of the article,
book, or web page.
NEWSPAPER
Print
Newspaper:
Author,
A. A. (Year, Month Day). Name of the Article. Name of Newspaper, page
number(s).
Examples:
• Waldo, S. R., &
Danedakar, V. (2004, August 4). Why medical school? New York Times, p.
34.
Online Newspaper:
Author,
A. A. (Year, Month Day). Name of the Article. Name of Newspaper, page
number(s).
[Retrieved]
date, [from] URL of Website
Examples:
Waldo, S.R., & Danedakar, V. (2004, January 4). Why
medical school? New York Times. Retrieved
May 17,
2004, from http://www.nyt.com/med
MAGAZINE
Magazine
with author:
Author,
A. A. (Year, Month Day). Name of the Article. Name of Magazine, volume,
page number(s).
Examples:
1. Pressman, A. (2008,
September 29). Bottom fishing in rough waters. BusinessWeek, 27.
2. Petrovsky, A., & Miller,
L. (2005, August 1-7). China's new restructuring. The Economist, 32-37.
Magazine no author:
Author,
A. A. (Year, Month Day). Name of the Article. Name of Magazine, volume,
page number(s).
[Retrieved]
date, [from] URL of Website
Examples:
Petrovsky, A., & Miller, L. (2005, August 1-7). China's
new restructuring. The Economist. Retrieved
May 25,
2005, from http://www.economist.com/china
WEBPAGE
Webpage
Format:
Author,
A. (Date Published). Article name. Name of website. [Retrieved] Date,
[from] URL of Website
Examples:
3. Iguchi, L. (2003, February
3). Japan warfare. History of Japan. Retrieved March 11, 2004, from
http://book.edu/japan
2. Drums from Africa. (2002). Retrieved May 17,
2005, from http://www.abcd.com/africa/b2k
Webpage
No Author:
The Briar Press. (2003). Museum.
Retrieved from
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