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social studies
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I am in 8th grade, and my social studies teacher is really tough and he gave us an assignment to write a 3-4 page essay on an amendment. But I got stuck with articles 5,6,and 7 of the constitution. Its due this friday and today is tuesday.
Im just so confused. I started writting my draft, and it just seems like it all doesn't make sence to me. I cant seem to organize all the information which seems like a diferent language to me.
Im just really stressing out about this.
Will anyone give me some websites that you think would have correct information for me to understand? I tried google and I couldnt really understood what came up.
Or does anyone have any advice or knoledge about this? Thank you so much <33
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Don't stress out!
I know what it's like when teachers throw these big, monumental things at you. The key for any Social Studies essay, or any essay at all, I have found is going to be how you work in your vocabulary.
Large words will indeed SAVE your butt. I'm not the best when it comes to SS, but plenty of times last year when I was in 8th grade, and I would get DBQ's (Document Based Question) Essays on topics I'd never even heard about...well I'd heard about them but I'd never conciously listen cause I was busy talking during class. Needless to say, I don't recommend TALKING during class at all.
What I mean is, use a thesaurus or dictionary online or at home to replace some mediocre words in your rough draft. Sometimes, if you don't like your rough draft, you have to start over.
Starting over can be scary. It's like throwing away all your old ideas. But, not quite. You don't have to throw the old ideas away. Shape your new, revised, vocab infiltrated rough draft off of the ideas in the old rough draft.
Unless the rough draft really is terrible, and does not by any means represent your task, then I'd say hold onto it.
Here's a website with all of the amendments.
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I don't know off hand info. on the amendments, nor do I wanna wing it and throw you off. Don't stress out. If need be, have a friend thats good at SS tutor you and help you out. If that's no good, maybe a parent can help you?
And whatever you do--don't delay. Don't wait till Thursday on midnight to start your intro. Try writing your rough draft today or tomorrow based on the guidelines I just gave you. If your still really struggling, inbox me with your AIM address and I'll IM you when I can (I'm pretty much always on) and help you out a little bit.
Good Luck && Don't stress!
*TIP*- Try making it a little longer than 4 pages if your teacher isn't restricting you for whatever reason from 3-4 pages. More work looks good, as long as your teacher didn't give you an absolute maximum.
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Well I happen to know alot about the ammendments and the constitution. The 5th article says that the Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses deem it necessary, can propose ammendments to this Constitition or on the Application of the legistlature of two thirds of the several states can call a convention for proposing ammendments which in either case can be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the constitution when ratified be the legislatures of three fourths of the several states or by conventions in three fourths, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the congress. Provided that no ammendment which may be made prior to the year 1808 can in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the 9th section of the 1st article and that no state without its consent can be deprived of its equal suffrage in the senate.
Article 6 has 3 main points to it 1. all debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of the constitution can be as valid against the United States under the constitution, as under the confederation. 2. the constitution and the laws of the united states which can be made in pursuance and all treaties made or will be made under the authority of the united states will be the supreme low of the land and the judges in every state will be bound thereby and thing in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary not withstanding. 3. the senators and representatives before mentioned and the members of the several state legislatures and all executive and judicial officers both of the united states and the several states will be bound by oath or affirmation to support the constitution but no religious test will ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the united states.
the 7th article says the ratification of the conventoins of nine states will be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution bwtween the states so ratifying the same. done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present the seventeenth day of september in the year of their "Lord" 1787 and of the independence of the united states of america the 12th. and then they all signed their names
new hampshire: john langdon and nicholas gilman
pennsylvania: benjamin franklin, thomas mifflin, robert morris, george clymer, thomas fitzsimons, jared ingersoll, james wilson, and gouverneur morris
virginia: john blair and james madison jr.
massachusetts: nathaniel gorham and rufus king
north carolina: william blount, richard dobbs spaight, and hugh williamson
connecticut: william samuel johnson and roger sherman
delaware: george read, gunning bedford jr., john dickinson, richard bassett, and jacob broom
south carolina: john rutledge, charles cotesworth pinckney, charles pinckney, pierce butler
new york: alexander hamilton
new jersey: william livingston, david brearley, william patterson, johnathon dayton
maryland: james mchenry, daniel of st. thomas jenifer, and daniel carroll
georgia: william few and i tihnk it was abraham baldwin I'm not sure.
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That is the best site I found. You just need to scroll down to the article # you want
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i had to do that last year..im sorry i dont remember much about amendment #6 is the one i had but umm you can look in your social studues book and online for more info that is what i did but we had to make floats for them..really had to do but well have fun when you have to take the test on all of the ammendments that was really hard for me...
hope this helped
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