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THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-
organized essay that includes an introduction, several
paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme:
The Constitution and Change
Task:
You may use any geographic feature from your study of United States history.
Some suggestions you might wish to consider include: the amendment process, the elastic
clause, judicial review, equality, civil liberties, presidential power in foreign affairs, and
presidential power during wartime.
You are not limite
d to these suggestions.
Reproduced from the August 2001 United States History and Government Regents Exam
Permission to use this resource is granted only for educational, non-profit use.
The United States Constitution not only provides a basic framework of
government, but also allows for the flexibility to adapt to changes over
time.
Identify two
basic constitutional principles and discuss how each
principle allows the government to adapt to changes in the United
States
For each constitutional principle you discuss, describe a specific
historical circumstance when the principle was used to meet the
changing needs of American political, social, or economic life
NOTE
: The rubric (scoring criteria) for this essay appears on the next page.