Abstract
This paper addresses three potential new amendments to the constitution. The first of the amendments discussed addresses school prayer. The second and third amendments discussed address term limits for both members of Congress and for the United States president. The final amendment proposed seeks to overturn Amendment 22 that limits a president to two terms of four years in office. It also proposes that a president be elected of one term of 9 years, with a provision that congress may remove the president and call for a new election after the president has served at least three years in office.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Amendment Number 28 Congressional Term Limits
Discussion
Amendment -33
Conclusion

From the Paper
"This amendment attempts to satisfy two very different groups of people who have conflicting ideas about school prayer. On one hand, it allows individuals and groups to conduct public prayer in a public school setting. On the other hand, it still protects the separation of church and State that is part of the first Constitutional Amendment in the Bill of Rights. (Bill of Rights) It appears that the majority of people want prayer returned to public school. A survey by the Pittsburgh Courier received a significantly large positive response to the question "Should prayer be returned to public schools.""

Tags:process, amending, ratification, article, v, houses, legislatures, convention, opinions, beliefs

Abstract
The writer discusses that there have been fifteen amendments to the Constitution passed since the Civil War. The question is how would a study of just these amendments represent American History. The writer maintains that while they would demonstrate several major themes in our past they would omit many important issues. Another better method might be to study the amendments as well as those which failed.

From the Paper
"Fifteen amendments have been added to the U. S. Constitution since the Civil War. While they represent some of the issues that have faced our nation over the past 142 years, if viewed alone they present a very incomplete picture of our past. This really shouldn't be too surprising. Amendments are additions or changes to the U.S. Constitution, which is our nation's plan of government. If this plan was well designed and is working properly it shouldn't need many changes. The process for adding an amendment is a very long and difficult one. In addition to passing in both houses of Congress by a two-thirds majority ..."

Tags:amendment, constitution, laws

Abstract
This paper discusses what amendments to the Bill of Rights have had the most impact on business. It also considers what business life would have been if these amendments had not been enacted.

From the Paper
"According to the Wikipedia website a number of Amendments to the Constitution of the United States have had a significant impact on business. For example, the Amendment to the Constitution states in part that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. This Amendment protects the private property rights of Americans against loss or seizure of assets by the government. Without this right, the capitalist economic model in the United States might have failed because..."

Tags:amendment, constitution, government, united states, bill of rights, abridge, fifth amendment, slavery, industrial growth

Abstract
This paper discusses the history and application of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution. The paper analyzes each amendment and describes its importance with regards to the close of the slavery era in the U.S. The paper also discusses the implications of the landmark court-case, Plessy v. Ferguson and how these amendments related to it.

Table of Contents:
The History of These Three Amendments
Why Support These Amendments
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Who Benefited From The 13th Amendment?
Hard-Line Southerners and Their Evil Deeds
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Plessy v. Ferguson
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

From the Paper
"In 1910, Arthur W. Machen wrote in the Harvard Law Review - forty years after the passage of the 15th - that this amendment has been "despised, flouted, nullified, evaded," and moreover, had never up to and through the time Machen wrote his piece, been backed by the High Court to assure the suffrage rights of black citizens. And indeed it took the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to truly move the country forward into an era that the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were supposed to open the door for. Jim Crow and Southern segregation were alive and well even up into the 1960s in some Southern states, as witnessed by the fact that President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy had to send federal troops into Mississippi in 1962 to allow James Meredith to enter the University of Mississippi."

Tags:segregation, slavery, Plessy, v., Ferguson

Abstract
This paper analyzes how, in the U.S.A. today, both of these amendments have come under attack and it describes the numerous social and political controversies surrounding them. The First Amendment declares that the government cannot encourage the belief or practice of any religion, while the Second Amendment says that the American public cannot be restrained from owning firearms. The writer continues by addressing the problems many have with this constitution. The writer concludes that these amendments will remain but will continue to engender controversy.

From the Paper
"The freedom of speech and of the press have also come under attack. The amendment mentions "free exercise" of the right to say what one wishes or print what one wishes; however, if a person was to publicly endorse the assassination of the President, that person would be quickly arrested and most likely thrown in jail, an act that stands in deep conflict with the idea of "free exercise."
Regarding the freedom of the press, the best example occurred in June of 1971 when the Supreme Court had to decide the landmark case in which President Nixon and the Justice Department tried to prevent the publication of the Pentagon Papers. The newspapers involved in the case then took their concerns to the Supreme Court and on June 30, 1971, voted in favor of the newspaper's rights to publish the Pentagon Papers. Of course, certain individuals, especially those in the Justice Department, thought that the publishing of these papers would affect national security. Either way, the 1st Amendment makes it crystal clear that the press has the right to publish anything it desires."

Tags:religion, weapons, free, speech

Abstract
This article examines the rights under the 1st and 2nd Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The writer looks at how these Amendments relate to issues today. In this regard, the writer discusses issues such as the press being asked to divulge sources, display of religious symbols and gun control.

From the Paper
"The 1st Amendment states Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The 2nd Amendment states 'A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed'. The ... "

Tags:separation of church and state, freedom of the press, right to bear arms

Abstract
This paper reviews five sites. It gives the appearance, content, how to navigate the site. For example, at one site the paper presents information about the 19th Amendment including states that ratified and the date. Another site gives information about ratification. Another site is selected because it contains many links to other sites related to Constitutional Amendments.

From the Paper
"This site is pleasing to the eye and yet remains functional for research purposes. It contains historical information, by way of a dropdown menu through which one can obtain profile, membership, and leadership information about a particular Congress. Legislative and historical information from the 91st (1969-1971) through the 107th (2001-2003) Congresses is provided. For example, the 106th Congress, which was 2000-2001) reports a total membership of 435 Members, four Delegates, and one Resident Commissioner."

Tags:appearance, content, navigate, information, ratification, congress, house, representatives, links

Abstract
This paper examines the effects of four soil amendments on the growth and yield of phaseolus vulgaris (yellow beans). The paper specifically analyzes the effects of manure, sugar, leached leaf litter and straw mulch on the growth of yellow beans. The paper discusses the method of the study and then looks at the results that were obtained. The paper contains graphs and tables.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Methods and Materials
Results
Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The results of this study indicate that only hypothesis one holds true. The application of manure to soil produced a slight improvement over the other amendments. Sugar seemed to decrease plant production and yield. In order to come to a conclusion, in this case, one must consider these findings in relation to the body of evidence that is available. Field and lab results varied regarding the results of various applications of compost amendments. Manure stood out in many trials as a superior soil amendment. However, it must be cautioned that rainfall and local conditions can significantly affect the results obtained."

Tags:compost, yield, field

Abstract
This paper looks at the legal arguments presented by the families of Karen Ann Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan, two women in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery, in order to win the right to remove the women from life-support. The paper summarizes and explains the arguments, which were based on the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments, and looks at why these arguments might have been flawed.

From the Paper
"There is one problem with all three amendments, the First, Eighth and Fourteenth, as applied to the cases of Karen Ann Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan: When the Founding Fathers wrote those amendments, they assumed that their provisions would apply to people who could think and act for themselves. Extraordinary medical measures, in those days, consisted of applying leeches and hoping for the best. In short, the universe has changed drastically since those words were penned."

Tags:suffering, die, right, of, privacy, religious, beliefs, deprive, life, liberty, property, due, process, will

Abstract
The following paper briefly adumbrates ten constitutional amendments this writer believes can safeguard individual rights in America. The paper looks at the constitutions of other lands to arrive at a better idea of what revisions will serve America best. The paper concludes that American problems need uniquely American solutions.

From the Paper
"Proposing amendments to the United States Bill of Rights is a favorite activity of many Americans. With that in mind, the following paper will offer up ten amendments, in order of significance, aimed at bolstering individual rights. To perform this rather ardurous task, it is necessary - among other things - to speak with various individuals who are of voting age and of sound mind to gain their input into what amendments will most advance the cause of liberty and the pursuit of individual happiness. The paper will also review the constitutions of at least a handful of other nations with an eye towards determining which aspects of them, if any, may be worthy of incorporation into the revised Bill of Rights. Finally, this paper will conclude with a table that delineates each of the ten amendments and offers a brief explanation of the meaning and intent of each amendment."

Tags:law, constitution, america