8th Grade Take Home Questions due Janurary 7th!!!

Response Questions for Constitution Test
Due Friday, January 7th2011
Directions: You are required to answer Questions 1 and 10. You will choose three more questions to answer.
Your answers must be in complete sentences with a minimum of a paragraph length.
You will be graded on grammar and content. Each question answered is worth 8 points. Grammar and length are worth 5 points each.
Total Points=50
Please note, I am giving this test for you to work on at home, I am looking for thoughtful evidence based answers, you will not receive full points for answers that are vague and rushed.

1. Why has the constitution lasted so long?

2. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

3. Which Amendment do you feel is most important? Why?

4. What are the fundamental freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights?

5. Which Powers does the National Government have under the Constitution?

6. What Powers do the states have?

7. At the Constitutional Convention, there was an issue over slavery; what was the issue? Between which groups? How was it resolved?

8. Why was Shay’s Rebellion significant?

9. What is the role of free press in America? What are the responsibilities of a free press?

10. What is the significance of the following terms: federalism, separation of powers and checks and balances?