Week 10

We learned a little more about the supremacy clause (Art. VI--that's 6 for all of you non-Romans), and what the heck "the Constitution is the supreme law of the land" really means. We also had a good, rousing discussion about revolution, why it's important to know your rights, and how to give the power back to the people.

"If a nation expects to be ignorant AND free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."  -Thomas Jefferson

Your assignments this week are:

• Hero Report - 2 to 4 page report on your selected hero due April 14th.

• Opinion Paper - What would life be like without the Constitution? And last week's paper topic is (for those of you who chose not to write it down and have thus increased your spring break work-load, tsk, tsk, tsk), If you were to make an amendment to the Constitution, what would it be? 

• Constitution Journal - Amendments XXIII (23) through XXVII (27). **Congratulations to Zachary for being the first to complete his Constitution journal, and the first on the list to go on the cool field trip!**

• Constitution Study Guide - STUDY IT!!!!!! (So you can kick some serious butt at the Constitution Bowl, of course!)

• After everything else is done, you may want to:
• Begin reading The Proper Role of Government by Ezra Taft Benson, available online here: http://www.properroleofgovernment.com/ where you can read it or listen to it! (Yay, Tillie!) We will be discussing it on May 5th.
• Work on your other award requirements--memorizing scriptures, George Washington's Farewell Address & vocabulary, the U.S. Heritage Award, watching movies, etc.

Think of Spring Break as a time to catch up without the interruptions of class! Use this time to learn at your own pace and enjoy it in the process! Have fun, and we'll see you in 2 weeks!

P.S. Happy Birthday, Eliana!

-Mrs. Hellyer