Bill of Rights Seal of Civic Readiness Short Essay: Body Paragraph #1: The Right

Civic readiness is the ability to make a positive difference in the public life of our communities through the combination of civic knowledge, skills and actions, mindsets, and experiences. The attached project is designed for you to research a single amendment and discover how it has been applied throughout US history. In this set of prompts, you are breaking down the essay into its parts. For this, you will focus on the first body paragraph.

Question 1

Essay

In your first body paragraph you should explain the amendment: What does it say? What does it mean? What does it protect or establish? How does it do that? Also, you must analyze the historical context and original intent of the amendment. What concerns was it meant to address?

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