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Intro The U.S. constitution is one of the most important documents in the entire country. It is the foundation of the United States and influenced all the other laws that came after it. In this Wiki we’ll be talking about how the constitution is a “living” document. What this means is that the constitution is a document that can openly adapt and evolve according to necessity. There are many different interpretations to the constitution and many different groups that arise because of this but the basic tenants of the constitution have remained in place since the beginning. The original Bill of Rights and Articles have all remained in place, but thanks to the ability to add and ratify amendments has helped mold the constitution to fit whatever needs arise.

Article 2 Alex Den Bleyker: media type="custom" key="8592990" Amendment 3 Alex Den Bleyker: media type="custom" key="8593924" Amendment 4 Alex Den Bleyker: media type="custom" key="8595610"

Article 5, Matthew McCaffrey: media type="custom" key="8594840"

Amendment 9 and 10, Matthew McCaffrey media type="custom" key="8595654"

Article 1, Justindeep Aulakh media type="file" key="Article 1 Gov Better.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Article 6, Justindeep Aulakh

Amendment 1, Justindeep Aulakh media type="custom" key="8596068"

Works Cited http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/15/clinton.internet/index.html?iref=allsearch

Amendment 2, Justindeep Aulakh media type="custom" key="8676296"

Works Cited http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/16/congress.gun.control/index.html?iref=allsearch

Self-Assesment, Justindeep Aulakh While presenting my findings onto the wiki I tried to be as creative and diverse as possible by picking three different forms of presentation. I chose to do article one primarily through voice, article six through PowerPoint, and the amendments through glogster. I chose to do so many ways because I wanted to keep things fresh and interesting and not dull the reader. As to what grade I feel I deserve in this project I honestly don’t know. I feel like I did a lot of hard work, but ultimately it’s the quality that is left to be decided. So I have no idea what I could get. If I had to guess, however, I would say I didn’t get an F.

Amendment 5, Danielle Gaumer Amendment 6, Danielle Gaumer Article 3, Danielle Gaumer media type="file" key="Article 3.mp3" width="240" height="20"

In conclusion I learned that the constitution is still being adapted today. There are still many cases that have caused the United States to revise and interpret what is written in the constitution. The ability for the United States leaders to interpret understand, and debate on what is in the constitution says to come to the best possible decisions in situation is what makes this country so special and the constitution living within it. I learned a lot from this project. I never really learned or cared to learn about what helps this country run. This project really opened my eyes to the difficult decisions that have to be made through the constitution. If I had to give myself a grade i would have to say a B or B+ because I worked really to keep our group organized and on task.

Article 4, Dennis Retallick media type="youtube" key="6kP3okx-Qiw?hl=en" height="344" width="425" Amendment 7, Dennis Retallick media type="custom" key="8599664" Amendment 8, Dennis Retallick media type="custom" key="8599670"

Group Conclusion and Assesment We learned so much from this project. This project taught us about all aspects of the constitution and how truly engrossing it is. The fact that it covers so many aspects of governments and that it foresees so many future problems continues to astound us. We cannot believe that the founding fathers could have been thinking so far ahead. The constitution truly is a living document because it is able to adapt into whatever environment it is thrust in. It is also able to adapt to the needs of its people. We believe that the U.S. constitution is one of the strongest in the world and is a prime factor as to why the U.S. is so successful today. On this project we truly enjoyed getting the experience to learn more about the foundation of our country.