Other Lessons | Making Civics Real: Constitutional Convention
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Other Lessons | Making Civics Real: Constitutional Convention
In this article, Cathy Travis, a long term Congressional staff person for Congressman Solomon Ortiz (D-Tex.), presents a lesson on how to amend the U.S. Constitution and engage students about the pros and cons of potential new amendments. She focuses particularly on current topics and those of special interest to students, e.g., the voting age, smoking, campaign finance. The lesson is written in a manner that can be shared directly with students.